The daughter of U.S. President James Monroe died penniless and in obscurity in Paris Jan. 27, 1840. VornDick and Maureen Goonan, a parishioner of St. Patrick Church in Fredericksburg, seek to correct ...

Small farms — also called hobby farms — are a growing trend among families in rural areas of the diocese. Hobby farms allow families to homestead on a smaller scale, and even provide them with a ...

As teens head back to public schools across Northern Virginia, many are returning to a cultural and spiritual battlefield. “It definitely isn’t easy to be a Catholic in a public school environment,” ...

I join with Pope Leo XIV and my brother bishops across the country in mourning and praying for the innocent children killed ...

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, On this World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, we lift our hearts to God who has ...

It began as a low hum on the horizon, barely perceptible. Then a pulsing rhythm rose from the river — the brass and beat of a ...

The big leaf hydrangeas were a bust this year. After a stunning year last year, we got five blooms total this year.

Father Joseph F. Moschetto, the new chaplain at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, grew up in the diocese attending Our Lady of Hope Church in Potomac Falls. He’s eager to get started.

Many people strive for 10,000 steps a day. This group walked 44,000 steps on the first day. While the paces and levels of ...

Danny Costa, the new principal at St. Theresa School in Ashburn, brings 30 years of experience in the field of education. He ...

Father Daniel S. Reuwer is the new chaplain at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington. He served as parochial vicar of All ...

Back-to-school time can be both exciting and overwhelming, no matter who you are. For families that came to this country as ...