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Franciscan friar describes ‘terrifying night’ in Jerusalem (CWN)
A friar of the Franciscans’ Holy Land province described the night of March 5-6 in Jerusalem as a “terrifying night.”
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Italian journalist, in Vatican newspaper, rues demographic collapse (CWN)
In a front-page op-ed in the Vatican newspaper, an award-winning Italian journalist lamented the demographic collapse in her native Milan since her childhood and linked it to a despair over …
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ASIA/CAMBODIA – In 2026, the Church’s commitment to education will increase
Phnom Penh – “The year 2026 is a year full of hope for the education sector of the Vicariate of Phnom Penh,” Bishop Olivier Schmitthäusler MEP, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom …
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Vatican newspaper condemns airstrike on Iranian elementary school (CWN)
In a strongly worded op-ed, the Vatican newspaper condemned the airstrike on a girls’ elementary school in Iran on the opening day of the Iran war.
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Bl. Christopher Buxton—If I had a hundred lives, I would willingly lay down all in defense of my faith.
If I had a hundred lives, I would willingly lay down all in defense of my faith. — Bl. Christopher Buxton
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Saturday of the Second Week of Lent
Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus,but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying,“This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”So to them Jesus …
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Mar. 7 Saturday of the Second Week of Lent; Opt. Mem. of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs, Opt. Mem.
The parable of the prodigal son brings out even more clearly the free choice of God. This time his choice falls on one who is least worthy of it. The …
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For fifth time, Vatican overturns Buffalo bishop’s closing of a church (Buffalo News )
For the fifth time, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy has overturned a decree issued by Bishop Michael Fisher of Buffalo, New York, that would have closed a church. “Everyone …
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Scottish bishops urge lawmakers to reject assisted-suicide bill (EWTN News)
Scotland’s bishops called upon members of the Scottish Parliament to reject assisted-suicide legislation. “The bill being proposed, if it becomes law, will lead to Scottish citizens, especially the elderly, sick, …
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Conversions rise in Archdiocese of Atlanta: over 3,400 to enter Church at Easter (The Georgia Bulletin)
3,442 people are preparing to the Church in the Archdiocese of Atlanta this Easter, an increase of 472, or 16%, from the 2,970 converts who entered the Church there last …