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Meet the Franciscan friar who baptized St. Juan Diego
A painting of Franciscan missionary Pedro de Gante with Juan Diego, whom the friar baptized along with Diego’s wife in 1525. / Credit: Jerónimo de Mendieta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via …
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Advent’s wait-for-it message is one the church gets
Advent’s Lent-like waiting period is exactly why churches do not immediately whip out Christmas trees at the end of Ordinary Time. It’s not just about being minimalist, but following a …
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The Leo Chronicles: The trip to Turkey
The Leo Chronicles: Gabby and Brother Leo discuss why Pope Leo’s trip to Turkey was so important.
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Editorial: One more Vatican study, one more ‘not yet’ to women
The verdict against women deacons is the body of Christ trying to move forward into history with one foot tethered to a Bernini column. No matter how generous the tether, …
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President Trump issues message for feast of Immaculate Conception (White House)
President Donald Trump issued a message yesterday for the feast of the Immaculate Conception. “Today, I recognize every American celebrating December 8 as a Holy Day honoring the faith, humility, …
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100 abducted Nigerian children freed (Aid to the Church in Need)
One hundred of the 315 students and teachers abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria last month have been freed, Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna of Kontagora told Aid to the …
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USCCB committee chairman reacts to President Trump’s comments on Somalis (USCCB)
Reacting to “recent statements regarding the Somali community in the United States,” the chairman of the US bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation said that “each …
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St. Juan Diego
St. Juan Diego Feast date: Dec 09 On Dec. 9, Roman Catholics celebrate St. Juan Diego, the indigenous Mexican Catholic convert whose encounter with the Virgin Mary began the Church’s …
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Cardinal McElroy says cancer surgery successful (National Catholic Reporter)
Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington, DC, who was hospitalized in November for cancer surgery, has announced that the procedure was successful and he is now “cancer free” and expects no …