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Saturday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Reading I Genesis 49:29-32; 50:15-26a Jacob gave his sons this charge: “Since I am about to be taken to my people, bury me with my fathers in the cave that …
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Memorial of Saint Benedict, Abbot
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Benedict, Abbot Reading 1 Genesis 46:1-7, 28-30 Israel set out with all that was his. When he arrived at Beer-sheba, he offered sacrifices to …
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Meritage Collection of hotels offers Clergy Hospitality Program
The Meritage Collection of hotels, owned and operated by Catholic businessman and philanthropist Tim Busch’s Pacific Hospitality Group (PHG), is offering a Clergy Hospitality Program for priests in good standing …
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U.S. Catholic bishops: Church will not endorse political candidates despite IRS shift
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 9, 2025 / 18:25 pm (C… …
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‘Never again second-class people:’ German bishops defend life amid high court controversy
Bishops Rudolf Voderholzer and Stefan Oster / Credit: Diocese of Regensburg / Diocese of Passau CNA Newsroom, Jul 10, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA). Amid a heated debate over appointments …
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San Antonio Archdiocese to commemorate martyr who fought for religious freedom in Mexico
Blessed Anacleto González Flores, martyr of the religious persecution that Mexico experienced in the 1920s. / Credit: Mexican Bishops’ Conference Puebla, Mexico, Jul 10, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The …
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Crippling priest shortage leads to restructuring of Grand Rapids Diocese
The Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan, announced on June 29, 2025, a restructuring plan that will merge parishes in the face of a priest shortage. / Credit: Snehit Photo/Shutterstock Washington, …
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Parishes need to launch ‘revolution of care’ for the elderly, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV called on every parish and church group or association to become part of a “revolution” of care and gratitude by regularly visiting older …
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Pope Leo XIV Accepts Resignation of Bishop Liam Cary of the Diocese of Baker; Appoints Rev. Thomas Hennen as Successor
WASHINGTON – Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Liam Cary, 77, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Baker, and has appointed Reverend Thomas Hennen, as …
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Why we need the Creed: An anniversary that matters
Anniversaries help us to remember and celebrate the gifts we have received: our life, milestones in our vocation and the most important events of history. This Jubilee Year, we celebrate …