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St. Francis de Sales—Those who stay not in littleness will lose their greatness.
Those who stay not in littleness will lose their greatness. — St. Francis de Sales
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Feb. 27 Friday of the First Week of Lent; Opt. Mem. of St. Gregory of Narek, Abbot & Doctor of the Church; Ember Friday, Weekday
Today is the Optional Memorial St. Gregory of Narek (950-1005). St Gregory of Narek, Doctor of the Church, Armenian monk, poet, mystical philosopher, theologian, writer and saint of the Armenian …
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Trump Administration Urged to Act As Armenian Government Increases Pressure On Apostolic Church
Madalaine Elhabbal/EWTN NewsAmbassador Alberto Fernandez delivers remarks at Capitol Hill briefing on religious freedom in Armenia on Feb. 26, 2026. ‘The reality is that the government’s campaign against the Armenian …
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What Just Happened at Notre Dame? Inside the Reversal of Susan Ostermann’s Appointment
Jonathan Weiss / JetCity ImageA sign stands at the entrance of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. While the university insisted the appointment was final, tensions behind …
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Trump administration urged to act as Armenian government increases pressure on Apostolic Church
“The reality is that the government’s campaign against the Armenian Apostolic Church, which has been going on for well over a year, continues unabated to this day,” Ambassador Alberto Fernandez …
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U.S. bishops recover refugee resettlement funds, end lawsuit against State Department
Contracts were not reinstated after the Trump administration’s suspension of contracts under the U.S. Refugee Assistance Program. A woman from Honduras and her 4-year-old daughter sit at a Catholic Charities …
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Sri Lanka police arrest former top intelligence official over 2019 Easter suicide bombing
Former director of military intelligence during 2019 Easter suicide bombings in Sri Lanka is arrested, Irish journalist decries backlash over Lenten ashes, a new church opens in Myanmar, and more. …
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New Israeli Land Reforms Raise Fears Among West Bank Christians
Zain JaafarCows graze on the outskirts of Taybeh, a Palestinian Christian village northeast of Ramallah in the West Bank, on July 28, 2025. Taybeh is identified with the Ephraim mentioned …
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Abortion Advocate’s Withdrawal Just the First Step at Notre Dame, Pro-Lifers Say
2024/The Washington PostUniversity of Notre Dame campus Student protest to go ahead, despite announcement that Susan Ostermann won’t lead the university’s Asian studies institute.
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Lourdes University in Ohio announces closure amid ‘mounting financial pressures’
A roundup of recent Catholic education news in the U.S. Lourdes University in Ohio will shut down due to declining enrollment, rising costs, and an “unsustainable funding model,” the Sisters …