As feast days go, this Sunday is one of the more unusual ones on the church calendar: the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.
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Disaster struck when, in the hundreds, the worshippers climbed on a makeshift scaffold to catch a glimpse of a mural on the church ceiling.
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On Aug. 6, the feast of the Transfiguration, one of the commanders asked the sisters to open the convent for use as a military base.
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Marking 1,700 years, Rome’s cathedral and first public church testify to Christianity’s perseverance
(OSV News) — Situated on the outskirts of ancient Rome along the still-visible Aurelian Walls is the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, the cathedral of Rome. The site of the …
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(OSV News) — A suspected arsonist struck at Blessed Sacrament Church in downtown Regina, Saskatchewan, Feb. 9. Security cameras caught the culprit in the act in the early hours of …
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(OSV News) — The approaching world Synod of Bishops on Synodality aims to be a lesson on the “exchange of gifts,” said Sister Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary of the Vatican’s Synod …
