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Lent: a journey, an encounter, a time of purification
Readings: • Ex 17:3-7 • Psa 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 • Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 • Jn 4:5-42 Lent is not merely a season, but a journey, an encounter, and a time …
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9 Things to Know About the Catholic Heart of Lou Holtz on Faith, Family, and Football
Aaron P. BernsteinFormer Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz speaks during a campaign rally at the County War Memorial Coliseum November 5, 2018 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Beautiful things to …
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University of Dallas panel explores American exceptionalism through a Catholic lens
In a standing-room-only event, college students lined the walls of a large room at the University of Dallas to hear three Catholic academics and an apologist reflect on what makes …
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University of Dallas panel explores American exceptionalism through a Catholic lens
The speakers encouraged the college students to get married, have children, stay off the internet (unless it enables them to telework and stay near their extended families), and be political. …
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Pope Leo XIV Appoints New Envoy to the U.S.
Credit: Holy See Mission to the United NationsArchbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations in New York, speaks on Aug. 29, 2025, the International Day …
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Luxembourg includes ‘freedom to abort’ in its constitution, following France’s lead
Luxembourg has become the second country in Europe to enshrine the “freedom to abort” in its constitution, following the precedent set by France in 2024. The Luxembourg unicameral legislature approved …
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Luxembourg includes ‘freedom to abort’ in its constitution, following France’s lead
Although abortion has been legal in the country since 1978, by a large majority vote in the legislature the small European nation has inserted the “freedom to abort” in the …
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Facing Death This Lent: What St. Francis of Assisi and My 6-Year Old Taught Me About Memento Mori
Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN NewsThe bones of St. Francis are on display in Assisi, Italy, from Feb. 22 to March 22, 2026, for the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death. Above, the …
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Pope taps UN diplomat as Vatican ambassador to US in high-profile appointment
Leo’s decision to send the Vatican’s UN envoy to Washington sends a strong signal about his desire to revive diplomacy at a time when the United States has increasingly turned …
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San Diego Chaldean bishop arrested at airport, jailed, charged with embezzlement (San Diego County Sheriff’s Office)
The San Diego County District Attorney ‘s Office announced that Bishop Emmanuel Shaleta was arrested on March 5 at San Diego International Airport while attempting to leave the country. Bishop …