Catholic Diocese of Arlington

Tonight - Fortnight for Freedom Opening Mass

Join Bishop Burbidge tonight as he celebrates the opening mass for the Fortnight for Freedom for the Diocese of Arlington.

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Saturday - Multicultural Mass and Fair

Join Bishop Burbidge at Queen of Apostles Church for a Mass filled with multicultural traditions, followed by a Fair with cultural food and displays at St. Joseph Hall.

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Diocesan Press Releases

Mass to Celebrate Religious Freedom

Tomorrow night, June 22, the Catholic Diocese of Arlington will celebrate the Fortnight for Freedom 2017, with an opening Mass in Arlington.

Latest News Coverage

CNS Top Story: New priests follow many paths to answering call to serve God's people

Catholic News Service | June 20, 2017
Recently ordained priest, Father Steven Oetjen, speaks about what lead him to the priesthood.

Va. mass remembers shooting at congressional ballgame practice with special prayers

WTOP | June 19, 2017
A mass Sunday night at St. Mary Catholic Church in Alexandria included special prayers with the shooting victims from last week's congressional baseball practice attack in mind.

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Arlington Catholic Herald

Christians unite in prayer for today’s martyrs at St. Bernadette in Springfield

June, 19th 2017

According to the Center for the Study for Global Christianity, 90,000 Christians were martyred in 2016 alone. In the face of such a devastating reality, Father Donald J. Rooney, pastor of St. Bernadette Church in Springfield, and Alexei Laushkin of the ecumenical Kingdom Mission Society felt it was critical that they join together in prayer.

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Bienvenido Hispanohablantes

Te invitamos a que seas parte de la Nueva Evangelización y de la historia de una Iglesia Inmigrante. Ustedes son importantes para nuestra pastoral.

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Our parish locator makes it easy for you to find your parish, as well as schedules for Masses, Confession, and Eucharistic Adoration.

Discover the Faith

Learn more about the Catholic faith and what is involved in becoming Catholic.

2017 Bishops Lenten Appeal Theme Arlington Diocese resource

Donate to the Bishop's Lenten Appeal

Support the needy and poor, educate and form youth, encourage vocations, and strengthen our diocesan Church.

Featured Programs

Youth Ministry

Find resources and trainings for youth workers and large diocesan youth events to help young people grow in their relationship with Jesus.

Young Adults

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Marriage Preparation & Enrichment

Discover the beauty of Catholic Marriage

Catholic Charities Together Uplifting Families Public Service Highlight

Our Public Service

Watch a touching video highlighting the impact Catholic Charities is making in the diocese with three of its crucial programs. Find information about Catholic Charities, our diocesan Respect Life efforts, and the Virginia Catholic Conference.

Jesus was broken; he is broken for us. This is the Eucharist. And he asks us to give ourselves, to break ourselves, as it were, for others.

Pope Francis - June 18 on Twitter