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Archbishop honored for ‘shepherding’ Puerto Rico after hurricane, amid economic downturn
Archbishop exhorts Advent vigilance as national shrine’s Holy Door sealed
Message of Peace Light, now in US, seen as more urgent amid Israel-Hamas war
Nuclear disarmament a ‘critical pro-life issue’ more immediate than climate change, warns archbishop
Texas Supreme Court considers request for clarity on exemptions to abortion ban
- World
Hospital close to Christ’s birthplace in Bethlehem struggles to operate amid war
Despite losing leg in Ukraine explosion, volunteer returns to war-torn country to help people with disabilities
Women break stereotypes to encourage interreligious dialogue in violence-torn Nigeria
Poll: Bipartisan majority backs U.S. role in global AIDS response amid debate on reauthorizing PEPFAR
Explosion at university in southern Philippines kills four people during morning Mass; Pope Francis expresses closeness to suffering families
- Vatican
El Papa pide a los líderes del mundo que acaben con las divisiones para luchar contra el cambio climático
Baltimore group visits Vatican officials to advocate for canonization of Black Catholics
A decade later, Pope Francis’ ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ continues to resonate
‘La pobreza es un escándalo’, dice el Papa, y los cristianos deben destinar sus dones a la caridad
Eucharistic adoration, charity, promoting justice are connected, pope says
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El Papa pide a los líderes del mundo que acaben con las divisiones para luchar contra el cambio climático
Pastoral Nacional Migratoria pide orar por solicitantes de asilo
El proceso del Sínodo muestra que la Iglesia sigue trabajando para la inclusión de personas con discapacidad
Iskali: Grupo latino para jóvenes católicos adultos forma en la fe creando comunidad, promoviendo educación
Opinion
Q:Since Christmas is on Monday this year, can I go to a Christmas vigil Mass on Sunday and have it fulfill my Sunday and...
Opinion
Christina Rosetti’s poem, In the Bleak Midwinter, is a Christmas classic. “In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron,...
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My family made a recent visit to the new museum at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland. I’ve always...
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Good evening! Well here we are, the last Friday of the last workweek before Advent when things paradoxically speed up in the world but...
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By Archbishop William E. Lori Mel Brooks’ movie, “High Anxiety,” was released in 1977. It was a comical satire of Alfred Hitchcock’s horror movies,...
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Not quite past autumn, but not yet winter, November is a difficult month to describe. Dried grass fronds and flower heads full of seeds...
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Good evening! As we near the end of National Vocation Awareness Week, we share some of the stories about men and women who answered...
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It was a summer evening in early August, and we were anxiously awaiting the visit of our daughter, Sister Juan Maria of the Holy...
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By Simcha Fisher Without really meaning to, I seem to have adopted adoration as a mainstay of my spiritual life. It’s the thing I...
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Good evening! This week brought us through what I like to think of as the “autumnal triduum” of the church. Those three days —...
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By Kimberly Baker As I reflect on how the church serves the world (by helping the homeless, providing education in schools, serving the poor,...
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Good evening! As we observe the day of prayer and fasting requested by Pope Francis and try to wrap our minds around the fact...
Opinion
Is 45:1, 4-6Ps 96:1, 3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-101 Thes 1:1-5bMt 22:15-21 “I am the Lord, there is no other.” The prophet Isaiah tells us...
