Diocese of Arlington ordained 12 priests in June, one of the largest classes in the country (The Pillar, 7/2): the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, welcomed 12 new priests in 2025, the second-largest class in its 50-year history, surpassing the number of ordinations in several smaller European countries.
Bishop Burbidge offers prayers for those impacted by the Texas floods (ArlNow, 7/8): Arlington’s Catholic Bishop asked the faithful for prayers for all the victims of the catastrophic flash floods that took place in Central Texas over Independence Day weekend.
Bishop Burbidge asks for prayers and donations for victims of the Texas floods (Catholic Vote, 7/8): Floods over the weekend resulted in Texas killed more than 100 people, including 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp.
Catholic Charities St Lucy Food Project aims to collect more than 25k pounds of food this summer (AlxNow, 7/10): On Thursday (July 10), kids participating in summer camp at Bishop Ireton High School filled a box truck with canned fruit, vegetables, rice, and more. More than 1,200 pounds of food were collected at Bishop Ireton.
Bishop Burbidge explains the value of IVF (CatholicVote, 7/21): Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, issued a statement ahead of National Natural Family Planning (NFP) Awareness Week, calling for married couples to use and benefit from God’s design for love and children.
Bishop Burbidge to attend the founded to Flourish conference later this year (CatholicVote, 7/30): Bishop Michael Burbidge and other top speakers will lead participants in discussions and Christian fellowship meant to lay the intellectual and spiritual groundwork for America’s next 250 years “under God.”
American bishops honor newest doctor of the church, St John Newman (Catholic News Agency, 7/31): Catholic bishops across the nation are reacting to the “joyful” news that Pope Leo XIV has approved St. John Henry Newman to be declared the 38th doctor of the universal Church.
