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An Old Poet’s Advice to the Pope
The Parson in the Ellesmere manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is seen against a background of St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. From a muddy parish road to the …
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Cardinals, in consistory, vote to focus on evangelization and synodality, rather than on Curia, liturgy (CWN)
Meeting in the first extraordinary consistory of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, the members of the College of Cardinals voted last evening to discuss evangelization and synodality—thus effectively sidelining detailed discussion …
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As consistory’s first day concludes, Pope tells cardinals that ‘the journey is as important as the conclusion’ (Vatican News)
The first extraordinary consistory of Pope Leo’s pontificate began yesterday with the Pope’s opening address and a vote by the assembled cardinals to focus on the themes of evangelization and …
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Back to Basics for the Military Chaplain Corps
Master Sgt. Kerri SperoChaplain (Lt. Col.) Darin Colarusso of the 102nd Intelligence Wing offers Mass for military members and civilians at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston on …
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Vietnamese nuns, disaster victims rebuild Christmas from debris and share hope
Across Vietnam’s flood-battered central provinces, nuns observed Christmas quietly, scaling back celebrations to redirect resources to those whose homes, crops and livelihoods were swept away by storms and floods.
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US bishops must condemn Venezuela strikes as violation of Catholic teaching
“A strong statement by the bishops could make an important difference in American public opinion, and may deter further military escalation,” writes Thomas Higgins.
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Joining the vibrant mission of NCR
Over the past few weeks, as Michael O’Loughlin prepared to take on the executive editor role at NCR, he connected with dozens of people from the NCR community. A few …
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What St. Francis of Assisi’s conversion teaches us 800 years later
The story of St. Francis of Assisi teaches us that conversion is lifelong, dynamic and ongoing. He was an ordinary Christian who opened himself up to Christ’s invitation to take …
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St. Apollinaris
St. Apollinaris Feast date: Jan 08 St. Apollinaris was one of the first great martyrs of the church. He was made Bishop of Ravenna by St. Peter. The miracles he …
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Pope Leo opens extraordinary consistory with call to mutual love and listening (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV opened the first extraordinary consistory of his pontificate yesterday afternoon with a call to mutual love and listening.