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El-Sayed: Champion of the professoriate
Michigan’s Democratic Senate candidate needs to explain how he intends to achieve his goals, writes NCR’s Michael Sean Winters.
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Podcast: John Dear on Blessed Franz Jagerstatter, the anti-war Catholic farmer
On this week’s episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” John Dear reflects on Franz Jägerstӓtter, his wife Franziska, and his beatification in Austria.
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Texas diocese announces additional location for traditional Latin Mass (Catholic Herald)
The vocation director of the Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, announced that the extraordinary form of the Mass will be celebrated in a second location. The extraordinary form is currently …
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Pontiff recalls 700th anniversary of origin of Marian shrine in Calabria (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV named Cardinal Francesco Montenegro, the archbishop emeritus of Agrigento, Italy, as his special envoy to the upcoming celebration of the 700th anniversary of the arrival of a …
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Pontiff marks 900th anniversary of return of St. Agatha’s relics to Catania (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV named Cardinal Pietro Parolin, his Secretary of State, as his special envoy to the celebrations marking the 900th anniversary of the return of St. Agatha‘s relics to …
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Aug. 10 Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, Feast
Today the Church celebrates the Feast of Saint Lawrence (d. 258), who was chief among the seven deacons who served the Roman Church during the mid-third century. The young cleric …
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On Abortion Pills, Wastewater, and Public Trust
(Credit: Carl DMaster/Shutterstock) One scandal of the COVID era was the alliance between government and some social media platforms to suppress doubt and dissent about the regime—especially compulsory vaccinations—to control …
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Why I Believe: An Interview by a Respectful Skeptic
“Discussion in the rectory” (Discussione in canonica; 1888), by Pellizza da Volpedo (Image: WikiArt.org) The Gospel account of Jesus walking on water is an extraordinary story. How could a sophisticate …
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AFRICA/ZIMBABWE – Government task force to tackle illegal mining
Harare – The Zimbabwean government has decided to establish a task force to tackle illegal mining, which the authorities consider to be at the root of many of the problems …
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ASIA/SOUTH KOREA – Catholic Culture Fair in Seoul serves as a “trial run” ahead of World Youth Day 2027
by Pascale Rizk Seoul – Despite temperatures reaching 40°C, the highest recorded in South Korea in eight years, numerous religious congregations and associations helped bring the “Catholic Culture Fair” to …