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Rekindle the fire within you, Pope tells Rome’s priests (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV met with priests of the Diocese of Rome on February 19 and encouraged them to rekindle the fire of the Spirit within them.
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Cardinal Reina alludes to ‘growing difficulties’ in Diocese of Rome (CWN)
In brief remarks addressed to Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Baldassare Reina alluded to “growing difficulties and a cultural climate that seems to want to put God aside.”
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Friday after Ash Wednesday
Thus says the Lord GOD:Cry out full-throated and unsparingly,lift up your voice like a trumpet blast;Tell my people their wickedness,and the house of Jacob their sins.They seek me day after …
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Bl. Pius IX—Give me an army saying the rosary and I will conquer the world.
Give me an army saying the rosary and I will conquer the world. — Bl. Pius IX
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Feb. 20 Friday after Ash Wednesday, Weekday
The first four Masses in Lent serve as a general introduction to Lent. They describe the essentials of a Lenten program. This Mass is concerned with fasting and teaches us …
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Clergy offer Communion, ashes to detainees at Broadview ICE facility after court order
Four detainees were present at the Broadview facility on Ash Wednesday, all of whom received ashes and Communion. Cardinal Blase Cupich celebrated Mass in Chicago to show solidarity with detainees. …
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Poll: Lack of federal action on abortion pill hurts Republican enthusiasm for midterms
A poll shows that Republicans overwhelmingly want stricter regulations on the abortion pill mifepristone, and a lack of action could affect enthusiasm for the midterm elections in November. U.S. Secretary …
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Georgia martyrs killed for defending marriage to be beatified in U.S. this October
Five Spanish Franciscan friars, collectively known as the “Georgia Martyrs,” will be beatified in Savannah, Georgia, on Oct. 31. The five Spanish Franciscan friars collectively known as the “Georgia Martyrs” …
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Reading and watching during Lent
The three pillars of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—must always be our primary focus during these forty days. The purpose—or end—of these disciplines is to grow closer to God through spiritual …
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Georgia Martyrs Killed for Defending Marriage to Be Beatified in U.S. This October
Diocese of SavannahFive Spanish Franciscan missionaries — Father Pedro de Corpa, Father Blas Rodríguez, Father Miguel de Añon, Brother Antonio de Badajóz, and Father Francisco de Veráscola — were martyred …