McLean never became a separate town or city. It lost any opportunity to incorporate, when, in 1968 Fairfax County adopted an urban county form of government, and so McLean remained a community.

* SHARE of McLean is an all-volunteer organization with no paid staff that has been helping people for more than 50 years. SHARE is supported by donations from local religious congregations ...

Rhode Island is the first U.S. state to offer a license plate featuring the Portuguese coat of arms. The plates benefit the RI Day of Portugal organization and celebrate Portuguese heritage. Pre ...

(The Conversation) — In choosing his motto and coat of arms, Leo references the Order of St. Augustine, to which he belongs. He uses the identifying symbol of Augustine, a heart pierced by an arrow.

Pope Leo XIV has announced his motto and coat of arms – a long-held tradition for those in the ranks of bishops, cardinals and popes.

In choosing his motto and coat of arms, Leo references the Order of St. Augustine, to which he belongs. He uses the identifying symbol of Augustine, a heart pierced by an arrow.

Pope Leo XIV’s devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the unity of the church are reflected in his episcopal motto and coat of arms.

The coat of arms depicts an upper portion marked with a fleur-de-lis and a lower half decorated with a burning heart, pierced by an arrow, set atop of a Bible.

The heraldic design of Leo’s papal coat of arms features a fleur-de-lis on a blue background, symbolizing the Virgin Mary, while the right side displays the Sacred Heart of Jesus resting on a ...

At Neutral Ground in McLean, Virginia, the topic of conversation that’s off limits is the same thing that keeps the heart of the D.C. area pumping — politics.

Obituary: Joseph Edwin McLean LEWISTON - On Dec. 12, 1944, the cries of a newborn babe rang across the MacDill Air Force Base outside of ...