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Nature teaches me to celebrate Earth Day as my birthday
Mother Earth is creative, and just as she evolves, every human body and spirit also requires growth — this is part of the very nature of nature.
Year: 2026
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EcoVillage sustainable housing finds a place to build with Pittsburgh sisters
The Rachel Carson Ecovillage needed land, and the Sisters of Divine Providence near Pittsburgh were trying to sell 8 acres. As the sustainable housing project got underway, the two groups …
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In Christian civilization, the sick are loved, Pope says at psychiatric hospital (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV visited a psychiatric hospital in Equatorial Guinea (video) and said that loving care for the sick is a hallmark of Christian civilization.
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Pope Leo writes message for 1st anniversary of death of Pope Francis (Dicastery for Communication (Italian))
In a message to Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, for the first anniversary of Pope Francis’s death, Pope Leo XIV said that his predecessor “remained …
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Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter
There broke out a severe persecution of the Church in Jerusalem,and all were scatteredthroughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria,except the Apostles.Devout men buried Stephen and made a loud lament …
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St. Augustine—Whoever possesses God is happy.
Whoever possesses God is happy. — St. Augustine
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Apr. 22 Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates two pope saints, Soter and Caius, separated by a century. Pope St. Soter (d. 175) was the twelfth pope, and succeeded Anicetus as Pope in 166. …
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Justice Scalia’s Faith
Antonin Scalia (1936-2016). (Image: Skyhorse/Regnery) On Antonin Scalia’s first day of Catholic education, an expatriate of the New York City public-school system arriving as a freshman at Xavier High School …
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PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV Visits Equatorial Guinea as Africa Visit Draws to a Close
Pope Leo XIV listens during a meeting with civil leaders at Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. The Holy Father has already visited Algeria, Cameroon, and Angola as …
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U.S. dioceses observe Child Abuse Prevention Month
Bishop Barry Knestout of Richmond, Virginia, urged vigilance in child protection, and Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago posted a video message about the monthʼs observance on behalf of U.S. bishops. …