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Holding on to the light: Lessons from a friendship on death row
“As I mourn the loss of my friend, I find myself returning to Pyth’s final counsel: not to let anger take hold and not to let my heart harden.” Susan …
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The Leo Chronicles: March Madness
The Leo Chronicles: The pope is not watching basketball, unfortunately.
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Let us not be blind to others’ suffering, Pope Leo preaches on Laetare Sunday (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV celebrated evening Mass on Laetare Sunday in the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ponte Mammolo (video) as he concluded a series of five weekly …
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Program announced for Pontiff’s African apostolic journey (Dicastery for Communication)
The Vatican on March 16 announced the program of Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming apostolic journey to four African nations. The journey begins the day after the Octave of Easter (Divine …
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Continue to manifest the love of the Sacred Heart, Pope tells Roman parish (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV concluded his series of five weekly pastoral visits to parishes in Rome with a March 15 evening visit to the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus …
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AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN – ResPEct: Women with disabilities face ‘invisible wounds’ of violence and trauma
Juba – “Mental Health – Invisible Wounds: Mental Health, GBV, and the Lived Realities of Women with Disabilities in South Sudan – Let us take action!” is the title of …
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ASIA/CHINA – The Lenten journey of Chinese Catholic communities: visits to the sick, spiritual retreats, formation courses
Beijing – Spiritual retreats, visits to the sick, formation courses, and participation in the Stations of the Cross during Lent are shaping the daily life of Chinese Catholic parishes during …
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Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
There was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.Now there is in Jerusalem at the Sheep Gatea pool called in Hebrew Bethesda, with five porticoes.In these …
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St. Ignatius of Loyola—When you look at the crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then…
When you look at the crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then. When you look at the Sacred Host, you understand how much Jesus loves you now. — …
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Mar. 17 Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent; Opt. Mem. of St. Patrick, Bishop & Confessor (Solemnity: AUS, IRE; Feast: NZ, Scot., Wales), Opt. Mem.
The mercy of God is not an invitation to sin. He may forgive us and take away the punishment due to sin. But let us not take it as an …