Bishop Michael F. Burbidge

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, is urging the faithful to pray, fast and vote “no” on enshrining abortion and same-sex marriage in that state.

ARLINGTON, Va. (OSV News) — It’s been 18 years since Thomas Vander Woude gave his life to save his son Joseph from drowning in a septic tank. Now, the Arlington …

The SPRED disability ministry is filling a gap in the Church, especially for children who go to public school, but the overall need outpaces what is available.

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington and Bishop Barry C. Knestout of Richmond hail the halt of a bill that would have legalized assisted suicide in Virginia.

Those in the program follow a curriculum designed for Hispanic men, with courses in Spanish and the support of bilingual priests who assist in their formation.

A U.S. bishop is highlighting the nation’s growing mental health crisis, while pointing to the “divine medicine” offered by Christ through the work of the Church. On Jan. 19, Bishop …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 15 heard oral arguments over a Voting Rights Act provision and the White House drew attention to Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

Meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I during his apostolic visit to the U.S. marked a “historic moment of Christian unity,” said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia.

(OSV News) — The Catholic bishops of Virginia Jan. 21 expressed “alarm and dismay at the aggressive pursuit of enshrining a ‘right’” to abortion in the Virginia Constitution by majorities …

(OSV News) — In vitro fertilization, which is contrary to Catholic teaching, poses threats “to human dignity and human rights” in ways both “very obvious” and “at other times quite subtle,” …