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Servant of God Dorothy Day—No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless…
No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There’s too much work to do. — Servant of God Dorothy Day
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May. 23 Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter (Vigil of Pentecost), Opt. Mem.
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. John Baptist de Rossi (1698-1764), who was from Genoa, and studied and worked in Rome before becoming a priest there and a canon of Santa …
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Christ the Shepherd, Christ the Lamb
Hubert van Eyck, “Adoration of the Lamb” (detail), Ghent Altarpiece, ca. 1429 COMMENTARY: A good shepherd must be prepared to die for his sheep.
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Pope calls for individual responsibility, conversion to counter Acerra’s environmental degradation (CWN)
In his second and final address this morning in Acerra, a southern Italian city known for its pollution, Pope Leo XIV called for individual responsibility and conversion to counter environmental …
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Eucharistic Pilgrimage Set to Kick Off in St. Augustine, Florida
Bishop Robert Brennan carries the Blessed Sacrament during a Eucharistic procession at Louis Armstrong Stadium on April 20, 2024. The 2026 Eucharistic pilgrimage will launch in St. Augustine, Florida, where …
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Pope, in Acerra, decries pollution, praises local Church’s response (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV arrived this morning in Acerra, a southern Italian city known for its pollution, for a brief pastoral visit.
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Father Kapaun’s Heroism: ‘Father Would Go to the Sound of the Guns’
Background: A fellow captain and chaplain Father Emil Kapaun, on the right, carry a soldier off the battlefield; Inset: Chaplain Kapaun portrait ‘The Magazine and the Miracle: Finding Father Kapaun’ …
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Pope Leo XIV discusses major challenges of EU and its future with European bishops
Pope Leo XIV met on May 21 with the Commission of the Episcopal Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), with whom he discussed the future of the EU and reflected …
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Washington sues hospitals over treatment of pregnant, nursing employees
A state of Washington lawsuit alleges that Providence, a nonprofit hospital system that operates 51 hospitals across five western states, failed to accommodate pregnant and nursing employees for years. Washington …
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Washington sues hospitals over treatment of pregnant, nursing employees
A Washington suit over hospital treatment of employees, a Pennsylvania appeal against abortion funding, and a Maine senatorʼs absence from abortion-related meetings in this weekʼs pro-life roundup. Pregnant woman viewing …