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St. Adelaide
St. Adelaide Feast date: Dec 16 Born in 931 in Burgundy, France as the daughter of King Rudolph II of Burgundy, Adelaide was promised in marriage when she was only two …
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A Grandparents’ Dilemma: Giving Faithful Catholic Witness in a Family Divided
Ground Picture‘Fidelity’ DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: When children and grandchildren live outside Church teaching, how can grandparents remain loving without compromising the faith?
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Papal appeal for peace in DR Congo (Dicastery for Communication)
Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the military campaign by the M23 rebel group continues. “I am following with deep concern the …
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Pontifical academy president believes late physicist’s theories point to Christianity (L’Osservatore Romano (Italian))
The president of the Pontifical Academy of Theology said that the theories of the 20th-century physicist David Bohm point to Christianity. “The visions of Bohm and other holistic scientists are …
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Vatican security forces hold jubilee (Vatican News (Italian))
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, celebrated Mass on the evening of December 13 for participants in the Jubilee of the Swiss Guard, the Gendarmerie (police), …
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USCCB president expresses prayerful solidarity with Jewish community following Sydney shooting (USCCB)
Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, told Jewish leaders that the Bondi Beach shooting is “a painful reminder that hatred remains a threat to …
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Pope Leo: The Nativity scene reminds us we are never alone (Dicastery for Communication)
The Nativity scene is “an important sign: it reminds us that we are part of a wondrous adventure of Salvation in which we are never alone but, as Saint Augustine …
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The Leo Chronicles: Mary Christmas
The Leo Chronicles: It’s Gabby’s favorite Mary season.
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Growing up Prevost: Pope Leo XIV’s brother recalls their childhood, faith at home
NCR sat down with John Prevost, the brother of Pope Leo XIV. This first excerpt from that interview with the middle of the three Prevost brothers focuses on the brothers’ …
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Jane Austen, on her 250th birthday, has spiritual lessons for Christians today
Jane Austen’s faith resonates with practical 21st-century Christianity, whose adherents are eager to put the Gospel into action. When you think about it, her Christian understanding is surprisingly contemporary.