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Thomas Merton—This, then, is our desert; to live facing despair, but not to consent…
This, then, is our desert; to live facing despair, but not to consent. To trample it down under hope in the cross. —Thomas Merton
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Mar. 11 Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent, Weekday
Today we have a venerable Lenten Mass. This Mass is best understood by remembering that the ancient catechumens (or prospective converts) used to come for instructions to the first part …
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Lebanon Asks Vatican to Help Protect Threatened Christian Villages in the South
Romy HaberThe town of Akoura, Lebanon. Caught between Hezbollah and Israeli strikes, Lebanon’s Christian villages in the South seek Vatican support.
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Several Cardinals Show Grave Concern About Iran War; Cardinal McElroy Says It’s Not a Just War
Sasan/Middle East Images Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against …
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Pope Leo XIV Confers Title of ‘Monsignor’ On U.S. Bishops’ General Secretary
USCCB Public AffairsFather Michael J.K. Fuller. Father Michael J.K. Fuller was designated as ‘chaplain to His Holiness’ following a decade of work serving the U.S. bishops.
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Lebanon asks Vatican to help protect threatened Christian villages in the south
Caught between Hezbollah and Israeli strikes, Lebanon’s Christian villages in the South seek Vatican support. Lebanon is asking the Vatican to stand with Christian villages in the southern part of …
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Lebanon asks Vatican to help protect threatened Christian villages in the south
Lebanon is asking the Vatican to stand with Christian villages in the southern part of the country. In recent days, these communities were widely praised across Lebanese and international media …
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Several cardinals show grave concern about Iran war; McElroy says it’s not a just war
Cardinals in the United States and elsewhere are raising concerns about just war and about the death and destruction caused by the ongoing conflict with Iran. […]
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Several cardinals show grave concern about Iran war; McElroy says it’s not a just war
Several members of the Catholic hierarchy are expressing grave concerns about the American and Israeli military conflict with Iran, and at least one cardinal said the U.S. decision to launch …
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Middle East’s Dwindling Christians in the Crosshairs — Again
Rabih DaherResidents gather outside the municipal hall to protest the death of the town’s pastor, killed by an Israeli shell in the southern Lebanese border town of Al-Qlayaa on Monday. …