“Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Christ is truly Risen!”
Cardinal Wuerl Celebrates Easter Masses and Reflects on the Joy of Christ’s Resurrection Sunday, April 16, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, celebrated Easter...
View ArticleCardinal Wuerl Celebrates Mass for Healing for Survivors of Abuse
Child protection is a responsibility for all as matter of charity and justice. Wednesday, April 12, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington was the celebrant and...
View ArticleNew Auxiliary Bishop is a “Native Son of the Archdiocese of Washington”
Born in Southern Maryland and raised in Washington, D.C., Bishop Roy Edward Campbell, Jr. has lifelong ties to the local Washington area. April 21, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cardinal Donald Wuerl,...
View ArticleAt Annual Blue Mass, Hundreds Pray for Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters...
May 2, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hundreds of those who serve their community as law enforcement officers, fire fighters and emergency first responders gathered today in prayerful and grateful remembrance...
View ArticleCardinal Wuerl Celebrates Mass for Newly Certified High School Religion...
May 11, 2017 Central to the Mission Religion Teachers is Christ’s Proclamation, “You will be my witnesses.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington celebrated Mass at the...
View ArticleCardinal Wuerl celebrates Pentecost Sunday Mass and Blesses New Statue of...
Like Saint Junípero Serra’s motto, “siempre adelante” (always forward), may we feel the same excitement for the Gospel, the same power of the Spirit, and the same zeal for souls in the Lord, said...
View ArticleCardinal Wuerl Ordains Four Men to the Priesthood
“Priesthood today calls you to the New Evangelization, which should bring forth a joyful witness and compassionate teaching that are the hallmarks of the pontificate of Pope Francis.” June 17, 2017...
View ArticleCardinal Wuerl Ordains 11 Permanent Deacons for the Archdiocese of Washington
June 24, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, ordained eleven men as permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of Washington at a Mass of Ordination today at the...
View ArticleCardinal Wuerl Honors More than 700 Couples Celebrating Milestone Wedding...
Monday, June 26, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, honored more than 700 married couples at a special Mass on Sunday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the...
View ArticleCardinal Wuerl Celebrates Mass for Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary
Tuesday, August 15, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, celebrated Mass for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary today at the Cathedral of St....
View ArticleNew Secretary for Catholic Education Named for Archdiocese of Washington
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, has named Dr. Jem Sullivan as Secretary for Catholic Education for the Archdiocese of Washington. The...
View ArticleCardinal Wuerl Dedicates New Wing at Saint John Paul II Seminary
Monday, August 28, 2017 Second expansion of fully occupied, six year-old seminary will provide conference and meeting space for the seminarians. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of...
View ArticleCatholic Schools Start Year with Opening Mass and Awards
Monday, August 28, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Catholic school principals, teachers and staff from across the Archdiocese of Washington gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate...
View ArticleNine Catholic Schools in Archdiocese of Washington Have New Principals This Fall
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the doors open for the 2017-2018 school year, nine Catholic elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Washington will be led by new principals. The new...
View ArticleMichael Thomasian Awarded Archdiocese of Washington’s 2017 Distinguished...
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Archdiocese of Washington has named Michael Thomasian as Distinguished Principal of the Year for 2017. Thomasian is the principal of St. Anthony...
View ArticleStatement of Cardinal Donald Wuerl on the Deferred Action for Childhood...
Tuesday, September 5, 2017 Washington D.C. – Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, released the following statement today on the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...
View ArticleInterfaith Leaders to President Trump and Congress: “Support Dreamers, Keep...
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Leaders Issue Joint Statement in Support of “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” Program Washington, D.C.—In response to growing concerns...
View ArticleLíderes interreligiosos exigen al presidente Trump y al Congreso apoyar a...
Martes, 29 de Agosto, 2017 Líderes cristianos, judíos y musulmanes emiten un comunicado conjunto en apoyo al programa de Consideración de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA)...
View ArticleCardinal Wuerl Celebrates Mass Commemorating Life of Venerable Aloysius Schwartz
Sunday, September 17, 2017 Monsignor Schwartz, a native Washingtonian, is the first to receive the “Venerable” distinction, which is a step in the process for sainthood in the Catholic Church....
View ArticleSt. Anthony of Padua Parish in Washington Celebrates 125 Years
Monday, September 18, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The parish community of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Washington celebrates their 125th anniversary this year. Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop...
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