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19th-century Spanish priest beatified (CWN)
Father Salvador Valera Parra (1816-1889), a Spanish parish priest, was beatified in his hometown of Huércal-Overa on February 7.
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Cardinal Pizzaballa: ‘Concrete actions’ needed to rebuild trust in Holy Land (Vatican News)
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, speaking at a parish in Rome, said that “the wounds are still deep” in the Holy Land. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, said that “peace and …
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Pope approves new statutes for Pontifical International Marian Academy (Vatican News)
The Holy See Press Office announced on February 7 that Pope Leo XIV approved new statutes for the Pontifical International Marian Academy. The approval came during a January 21 papal …
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Bishop describes plight of Zaporizhzhia, under Russian attack (Vatican News)
In an interview with Vatican News, a Latin-rite bishop described the present situation in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. Auxiliary Bishop Jan Sobilo of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia said that Russian forces …
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Catholic activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong national security trial
Hong Kong media tycoon and Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai (C) is escorted by the police after his Aug. 10, 2020 arrest. (Image: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images) Jimmy Lai, the human …
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Despite legal setbacks and border closures, Annunciation House continues ministry
Ruben Garcia, the shelter’s executive director, said the Trump administration’s hardline immigration policies reflect a belief that all migrants are criminals.
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Podcast: Scripture scholar Ched Myers calls Christians to learn ‘Sabbath economics’
On this week’s episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” John Dear hosts Ched Myers to speak about his new book on the Gospel of Luke and “Sabbath economics” that resist …
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Catholic moral theology rests on essential ecclesial foundations
Catholics believe that the church should engage in moral reformation as a means of preaching the saving grace of Jesus Christ — though, in our day, the tendency on left …
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Bankruptcy is not repentance for clergy sex abuse
“If the church hopes to regain credibility, it must resist the temptation to let legal process stand in for moral reckoning. That means engaging survivors not only as claimants, but …
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Pope speaks of his devotion to Our Lady, asks the sick to offer their pain to God through Mary (CWN)
In a Latin-language letter to his special envoy to the principal celebration of the World Day of the Sick, Pope Leo XIV spoke about his devotion to Our Lady.