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How do we prepare to bind the nation’s wounds?
We don’t know whom Americans will choose to lead the country in tomorrow’s election. Half the U.S. will love the choice; the other half will hate it. How should we, …
Month: November 2024
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Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop Reading 1 Phil 2:1-4 Brothers and sisters:If there is any encouragement in Christ,any solace in love,any participation in the Spirit,any compassion …
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Catholic immigration advocates warn against Trump’s deportation promises
A big message of the Trump campaign — promising to deport millions of undocumented immigrants — has the numbers wrong, would separate families, and impact the U.S. economy, advocates warn.
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Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading I Dt 6:2-6 Moses spoke to the people, saying: “Fear the LORD, your God, and keep, throughout the days of your lives, all his statutes and commandments which I …
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Praying for those being cleansed on their way to heaven
Readings: • Wis 3:1-9 • Rom 6:3-9 • Jn 6:37-40 “I’ve always had a hard time explaining purgatory,” the man said. “Didn’t the Second Vatican Council say that Catholics no …
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Bishop defends St. Michael’s prayer at Mass: ‘The devil has no influence’
St. Michael the Archangel. / Credit: Flickr/thederek412 (CC BY 2.0) CNA Staff, Nov 2, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, this week responded to a …
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PHOTOS: Historic Catholic parish in Indiana receives $650,000 to repair century-old church
The exterior of St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish is seen in Michigan City, Indiana. / Credit: St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish CNA Staff, Nov 2, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). A historic …
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This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of November
Pope Francis prays during the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Nov 2, 2024 …
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On All Souls Day, pope prays at graves of children, miscarried infants
ROME (CNS) — Pope Francis prayed at the graves of children and of miscarried babies on the feast of All Souls before concelebrating Mass with several hundred mourners. The pope …
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Visiting a cemetery on All Souls’ Day? Here are some recommendations
A grave marker in the Meadows of St. Kateri, the natural burial section at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery in the Archdiocese of Chicago / Credit: Archdiocese of Chicago Puebla, …