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Pope’s Lourdes visit to highlight Church’s response to abuse
Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lourdes this week will be key to his message of respect for human life in all stages and conditions, which is the theme of his …
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ASIA/BAHRAIN – San Francesco 800: Music and fraternity at the Cathedral in Awali to celebrate the Poverello of Assisi
< Awali – Music as a language of faith, the memory of St Francis as an opportunity for encounter, and dialogue as a path towards building peace. These were the …
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Contemplating the astounding power of Padre Pio’s ministry, gifts, and trials
The incorrupt body of St. Pio of Pietrelcina is carried in procession in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 5, 2016. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (1887-1968) …
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Non-Practicing Whites and Non-Practicing Christians
In the wake of the Lindsay Clancy trial, when it transpired the only juror who wanted to convict the defendant for murdering her own children was black, many commentators were …
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Cardinal Tagle encourages faithful to imitate Archbishop Sheen’s virtues as beatification nears (OSV News)
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, one of the two pro-prefects of the Dicastery for Evangelization, celebrated Mass in the cathedral of Peoria, Illinois, on September 22, two days before Archbishop Fulton …
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Virginia bishop urges faithful to reject ballot initiatives on abortion, same-sex marriage (Diocese of Arlington)
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, called on the faithful to vote against two ballot initiatives. Ballot Question 1 is the “Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment”; Ballot Question 2 …
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Texas bishop denounces shooting of man by ICE officer (Diocese of Austin)
The bishop of Austin, Texas, denounced the shooting of a Venezuelan man by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. The man’s attorney said that he is present in the United …
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Islamic prayer chanted during Belgian Catholic university’s opening Mass (AdVaticanum)
A prayer from the Qu’ran was chanted in Arabic during the opening Mass of the academic year at KU Leuven (Catholic University Leuven) in Belgium. Archbishop Luc Terlinden, the Primate …
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US State Department condemns attack on Catholic Relief Services convoy in Ethiopia (@USForeignAssist)
The U.S. State Department’s Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom denounced a drone strike on a Catholic Relief Services “convoy carrying lifesaving humanitarian assistance to people …
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The Dead End of the Partisan Church
Interior of St Roch Church (or the Église Saint-Roch), the largest church in Quebec City. (Image: Pjposullivan / Wikipedia) Route 132 along the north shore of Québec’s Gaspé Peninsula offers …