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Five Individual Lenten Practices
1. Read the Bible daily. Make time every day to read a passage from Scripture. By daily immersing yourself in the stories and lessons of Scripture, you will better prepare …
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St. Francis de Sales—Self-love is cunning, it pushes and insinuates itself into everything …
Self-love is cunning, it pushes and insinuates itself into everything, while making us believe it is not there at all. — St. Francis de Sales
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Friday of the Second Week of Lent
Israel loved Joseph best of all his sons,for he was the child of his old age;and he had made him a long tunic.When his brothers saw that their father loved …
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Mar. 6 Friday of the Second Week of Lent, Weekday
Today’s first reading and Gospel draw a parallel between Joseph, sold into slavery by his brothers and Jesus, the well-beloved Son of the Father, put to death by the religious …
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Interview with Bishop Francis Malone
Bishop Francis Malone, 75, has served as Bishop of Shreveport, Louisiana, since 2020. Shreveport the northernmost of the seven dioceses of Louisiana and serves nearly 40,000 Catholics. He was raised …
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Pope Leo XIV Congratulates World’s Oldest Priest on His 110th Birthday
Father Bruno Kant, 110, with Bishop Michael Gerber of Fulda. Born in 1916 and ordained in 1950, Father Bruno Kant of Germany turned 110 on Feb. 26 and has been …
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Southern Arabia Vicariate marks 10 years since Yemen Missionaries of Charity martyrdom
On the 10th anniversary of the martyrdom of four Missionaries of Charity and members of the laity in Yemen, Bishop Paolo Martinelli, apostolic vicar of Southern Arabia, presided over Mass …
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Southern Arabia Vicariate marks 10 years since Yemen Missionaries of Charity martyrdom
At an Abu Dhabi Mass on March 4, Bishop Paolo Martinelli said Yemen martyrs are a “source of hope” amid today’s turmoil. The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia commemorates the …
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Holy See to UN: Christians Are the Most Persecuted Community in the World
Haaris Bin AkramCandlelight vigil in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Holy See’s permanent observer to the UN provided statistics demonstrating the extent of the persecution of Christians worldwide.
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Pope Leo XIV congratulates world’s oldest priest on his 110th birthday
Pope Leo XIV thanked a 110-year-old priest from the Diocese of Fulda, Germany, for his “long, faithful, and devoted priestly service.” Father Bruno Kant is officially recognized as the oldest …