Virginia

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.

The Virginia General Assembly has sent a sweeping amendment enshrining a “fundamental right” to abortion in the Constitution of Virginia to a statewide referendum on the November ballot.

“Our vision here is to restore the dignity in policymaking.”

Voters in the contests in Virginia and New Jersey who said the economy was their first concern chose the Democratic gubernatorial candidates.

While “off-year elections have been a barometer of current sentiment,” they are not “a predictor of the next national elections.”

“I haven’t been to a Mass like that before,” said Dean Speed, who belongs to a Richmond parish. “It was really cool — definitely something different.”

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted in Virginia on two felony charges related to 2020 congressional testimony about the FBI’s investigation into alleged ties between President …

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.

Disability inclusion in Catholic schools “is not a new thing. It’s not something we’re adding. It’s a natural extension of what already exists as mission.”

ARLINGTON, Va. (OSV News) — She’s played the organ for U.S. presidents, Supreme Court justices and military veterans being interred at Arlington National Cemetery. She’s performed at the Kennedy Center in …