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Here are your five things to know today, Sept. 16, in Montgomery County: 1. The Papal Parade takes place one week from today in Washington, D.C. and we talked to some Montgomery County residents who say they are excited about Pope Francis’ historic visit. 2. Faith leaders will meet with the Montgomery County Council tonight […]

Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Washington, D.C. next week and many Montgomery County residents are paying attention to the details of the trip—some residents are hoping to see the Pope in D.C. while others are hoping to avoid the traffic his historic trip may bring to the DMV area. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. You […]

Pope Francis’ visit to the United States next week will be available via a video livestream at www.usccb.org/live, where people from around the world can follow every moment of the visit. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is also launching social media profiles on Twitter and Instagram, “Pope In US” and “Papa En USA.” #PopeInUS […]

He is known as Father Mario Majano- the parochial vicar at Our Lady of Sorrows parish in Takoma Park, and was featured in the first Archdiocese of Washington educational video in preparation for the visit of Pope Francis. Majano asked young Catholics about the “rock star” attention Pope Francis is receiving leading up to his visit. According […]

One week from today, Pope Francis arrives in the Washington, D.C. area. Here are five more things to know today, Sept. 15, in Montgomery County: 1. A community is grieving after a 16-year-old boy was struck and killed by an Amtrak train late Monday afternoon in Boyds. 2. The Silver Spring Jazz Festival was a […]

The Archdiocese of Washington has released information about where you can see Pope Francis when he visits Washington, D.C. later this month. The Pope will be in the Popemobile during a short parade route between the Ellipse and a portion of the National Mall on Sept. 23 after his meeting with President Obama at the […]

Gabriel Cárdenas, a Germantown resident and student at the Lancaster Bible College in Greenbelt, was one of the awardees at the Montgomery County Executive’s Hispanic Gala on Sept. 10 at The Fillmore in Silver Spring. Cárdenas said he hopes to follow his parents’ footsteps and become a pastor. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Cárdenas also shares his thoughts on […]

Here are your five things to know today, Sept. 11, in Montgomery County: 1. Senator Barbara Mikulski has released a statement on the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks. 2. The Archdiocese of Washington is sharing details about the Pope’s Papal Parade.  Pope Francis will travel in his Popemobile between the Ellipse and […]

Here are your five things to know today, Sept. 10, in Montgomery County: 1. The Southlawn Industrial Area Feasibility Study meeting is tonight in Rockville. 2. For those considering a run for elected office in the city of Gaithersburg, mandatory candidate training takes place tonight at City Hall. The candidate filing deadline for the Nov. […]

In less than two weeks, Pope Francis will arrive in Washington, D.C. and local Catholics are counting down to his historic visit. On social media, they are using the hashtag “Walk With Francis” and committing to follow his example of prayer and service. Olympic swimmer and Bethesda resident Katie Ledecky took the pledge. “I’m so […]