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Crochet, Knit and Sew Like a Saint
Did you know that St. Zélie Martin was a lacemaker? These holy women glorified God in textile crafts.
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Fascinating Facts About the Milan Cathedral, Olympics’ Sacred Sensation
The cathedral is literally in the heart of the city. The resplendent church in Italy’s second-largest city has been in full view.
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Working together for the good of the peoples: renewal of the memorandum of cooperation between the African Union and the Symposium of Bishops’ Conferences of Africa and Madagascar
by Cosimo Graziani Addis Ababa – On February 13, the Symposium of Bishops’ Conferences of Africa and Madagascar and the African Union renewed their memorandum of intent, originally signed in …
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Ecclesia in Africa at 30: Cardinal Ambongo calls it an ‘urgent’ roadmap for the continent’s Church
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar. (Credit: François-Régis Salefran CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED) Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, the Archbishop of Kinshasa and …
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Leo’s Lenten Retreat Provides Further Insight Into His Pontificate
SailkoThe Pauline Chapel in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican, viewed from the entrance toward the altar. Adorned with Michelangelo’s frescoes of the Conversion of St. Paul and the Crucifixion …
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Rediscover the grace of Baptism, Pope preaches on First Sunday of Lent (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass this morning at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at the Praetorian Barracks in Rome (video) and encouraged the faithful to “rediscover the …
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What is and isn’t new about US bishops’ criticism of Trumps’ foreign policy
ecent statements continue U.S. bishops’ legacy of opposing virtually every major U.S. military intervention since Vietnam, except the invasion of Afghanistan, writes Gerard F. Powers.
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Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia reaches its maximum height after more than a century
A prayer verse is included at the base of the cross installed Feb. 20. It reads: “You alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are …
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Pope calls for prayer for people of Ukraine, renews appeal for peace (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV today issued an appeal for peace in Ukraine, nearly four years to the day after the 2022 Russian invasion.
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Practice penance generously during Lent, Pope tells pilgrims (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV encouraged pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for today’s midday Angelus address to “practice penance generously” during Lent (video).