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Mar. 16 Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent, Weekday
During the next two weeks the Gospel for each Lenten weekday Mass is from St. John. We shall read, day after day, about the growing hostility against Jesus that climaxed …
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Young Catholic men discuss the state of dating and relationships today
As a married Gen-Xer, with kids, who’s been out of the dating world for almost two decades, I wanted to get some insight into how young men are faring in …
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Pope Leo’s Corrigenda
In a recent essay here at CWR, I commented on the significance of Pope Leo’s decision to devote his weekly audiences during this first full year of his pontificate to …
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Pope Leo XIV: God ‘Cannot Be Enlisted by Darkness’
Daniel Ibáñez/EWTNPope Leo XIV greets members of the faithful at the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ponte Mammolo, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Rome, on March …
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Pope Leo XIV: God ‘cannot be enlisted by darkness’
During a pastoral visit to a Rome parish, the pope warned against invoking God to justify violence. Pope Leo XIV greets members of the faithful at the Parish of the …
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Pope Leo XIV: God ‘cannot be enlisted by darkness’
Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that God cannot be used to justify violence or war, warning that “God cannot be enlisted by darkness.” The pope made the remarks March 15 …
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Louise de Marillac and the saints who helped her become a Saint
There are four great stars in the heavenly constellation of saints from seventeenth-century France. Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622) was a highly respected bishop, writer, and spiritual director. Saint Jane …
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Timothy Shriver, Special Olympics chair, will receive Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal
The University of Notre Dame is awarding the prestigious Laetare medal, an honor reserved exclusively for American Catholics, to Timothy Shriver, chairman of Special Olympics.
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From Doo-Wop to Doctrine: Rock Legend Dion’s Musical Friendship With Mike Aquilina
Catholic writer Mike Aquilina (l) and rock-and-roll pioneer Dion DiMucci pose together in a Jan. 14 photo. The unlikely collaborators have written nearly 100 songs together inspired by their shared …
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Pope Urges Ceasefire in Middle East
Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for recitation of the Angelus on March 15, 2026. Speaking at his Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo …