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Pope proclaims Year of Saint Francis, with special plenary indulgences (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a Year of Saint Francis to mark the 800th anniversary of the death of the beloved saint.
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Ratzinger v. Kasper: Why the debate matters even more today
German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, then prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, is pictured in a 2002 file photo. (CNS photo from Catholic Press Photo) December 31, …
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The Return of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings returns to movie theaters this weekend and is proving as popular as ever. The re-release of the three Peter Jackson-produced films to mark the 25th …
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The Unity for Which Jesus Prayed
Rolf Kranz, “Christ, the True Vine,” Early 17th Century, St. Castor Collegiate Church, Treis-Karden, Germany. COMMENTARY: The unity of Jesus’ disciples will be the greatest testimony of the truth of …
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Leading Slovenian bishops tell Pope to desire to build a more missionary, unified Church (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV received the officers of the Slovenian Bishops’ Conference, who invited the Pontiff to Slovenia and spoke with him about their commitment to unity and their desire to …
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Take off your headphones: What would Gustavo Gutiérrez tell us today?
Gustavo Gutiérrez’s lifework powerfully conveyed that spirituality must be connected to the material conditions of the people one is in community with. So I ask myself: Are you able to hear the prophets …
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Mary Karr on Catholicism, memoir and ‘The Liars’ Club,’ 3 decades later
In 1995 The Liars’ Club arrived on The New York Times’ bestseller list and fashioned author Mary Karr as a thrilling, new literary voice. NCR spoke with Karr about her …
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‘Stranger Things’ is a fairy tale for our age
“The ’80s may be “once upon a time,” writes Rebecca Bratten Weiss, but “The show’s themes of government overreach and the exploitation of women are pressingly relevant.”
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St. Anthony of Egypt
St. Anthony of Egypt Feast date: Jan 17 On his Jan. 17 feast day, both Eastern and Western Catholics celebrate the life and legacy of St. Anthony of Egypt, the …
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Supreme Court arguments exposed the absurdity of gender ideology…
This week’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court, in cases involving state laws that ban boys from girls’ sports, may prove to be a decisive turning point in the surreal …