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Pope Leo outlines his vision of Christian formation (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV reflected at length on Christian formation in an address to the plenary assembly of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life.
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Background: World Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking (CWN)
On February 8, the memorial of St. Josephine Bakhita (c. 1869-1947), the Church commemorates the 12th World Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking. Pope Leo XIV’s message for …
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Cardinal Poola, 1st Dalit cardinal, elected president of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CWN)
Cardinal Anthony Poola of Hyderabad has been elected president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), the conference announced today.
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Sister Connie’s life and death taught me that grief is not an enemy, but a companion
My 82-year-old spiritual director, Sr. Connie Kramer, had an inoperable brain tumor in the shape of a butterfly. Her spiritual guidance was present until the end. Grief calls us to …
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Bruce Springsteen provides a soundtrack to the liturgy of the streets
In his latest single, “Streets of Minneapolis,” Bruce Springsteen offers Americans a soundtrack to the liturgy of protest.
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Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Solomon went to Gibeon to sacrifice there,because that was the most renowned high place.Upon its altar Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings.In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a …
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Bl. Bartolo Longo—O Mary, mirror of patience, you alone are my help in my temptations.
O Mary, mirror of patience, you alone are my help in my temptations. — Bl. Bartolo Longo
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The Love of Excellence
John Lancaster Spalding (1840-1916) was the first bishop of Peoria, Illinois–born in Lebanon, Kentucky of one of the oldest Catholic families in America. Ordained in 1863 and consecrated bishop in …
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Feb. 7 Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates Blessed Pius IX (1792-1878), who reigned as pope from 1846-1878. He was the last pope to hold temporal power for the Papal States, before they were …