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The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth
The answer to the question, “What is truth?” is clearly to be found in Divine Revelation. Firstly, the ultimate truth is that God is love. Secondly, the truth is that …
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Cardinal Parolin: Love young people and invest time in them (Vatican News)
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, spoke of the importance of loving young people and investing them in them. “Someone should love them freely” and introduce …
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Cardinal Mathieu meets with Pope following evacuation from Tehran (OSV News)
Pope Leo XIV received Cardinal Dominique Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv., on March 11. The Belgian priest was appointed the Latin-rite archbishop of Tehran-Ispahan, Iran, in 2021 and created a cardinal in …
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Vatican study center launches global alliance for ecological conversion (Vatican News (Italian))
The Laudato Si’ Higher Educational Center, led by Cardinal Fabio Baggio, launched a global alliance for ecological conversion at a March 9-10 conference at Borgo Laudato Si’ in Castel Gandolfo. …
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Pontifical Academy for Life launches Scientists for Peace (Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development)
The Pontifical Academy for Life, in collaboration with the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, has launched Scientists for Peace, the dicastery announced on March 11. “At a time when …
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A new Lenten pillar: Abstaining from technology
(Image: CNS photo/Carlo Allegri, Reuters) Since we are halfway through Lent, it’s a good moment to consider how it’s been going. The purpose of our self-denial is conversion, as we …
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Accompaniment takes place sometimes daily at Texas immigration detention center
Every week, sometimes every day, a group of religious sisters and priests visit the imprisoned at Camp East Montana, an immigration detention center that resembles a sprawling tent city in …
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We need the break that March Madness provides
Competition seems an indelible mark of humanity, and far better it be directed into sporting rivalries than to military ones, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
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Keep churches open, Bahrain’s crown prince says in show of support for Catholic community (CWN)
Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain visited the cathedral there to express his support for the Catholic community amid Iranian attacks on the nation.
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Missionary sister who was abducted, released meets with Pontiff (L’Osservatore Romano (Italian))
An Indian missionary sister in Ethiopia who was held captive by terrorists for several days in 2023 met with Pope Leo XIV on March 11. “For years I have lived …