Pope Francis added the “offering of one’s life” as a new, distinct path to sainthood in his 2017 apostolic letter, “Maiorem hac dilectionem.”
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Democrats sweep key off-year races as voters raise economic, cost-of-living concerns
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonVoters in the contests in Virginia and New Jersey who said the economy was their first concern chose the Democratic gubernatorial candidates.
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Key off-year elections dominated by Trump, ongoing cost-of-living concerns
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWhile “off-year elections have been a barometer of current sentiment,” they are not “a predictor of the next national elections.”
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A Catholic school educator in New Jersey has been pulled from her classroom, after she advised a school official her pregnancy was a surrogacy.
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Supreme Court takes up appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy centers
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonFirst Choice Women’s Resource Centers provide some medical services, including ultrasounds, to women with unplanned pregnancies.
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(OSV News) — The Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey, and several of its foreign-born priests are hoping proposed legislation will resolve their lawsuit regarding religious worker visas. Their case highlights the …
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Religious sisters played role in pope’s formation in grade school, NJ province discovers
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsMENDHAM, N.J. (OSV News) — As the Sisters of Christian Charity watched the white smoke rise from the Sistine Chapel in Rome May 8 and awaited the appearance of the new …
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In a conversation, the future pope impressed teacher Brendan Towel not with words, but something even more profound: how he listened.
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Display of over 500 relics at NJ oratory a chance to ‘feel inspired’ by saints, says priest
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsNew Jersey oratory rector said exhibit of 500-plus relics is a chance to ask for saints’ intercession but also “to feel inspired by their lives.”
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (OSV News) — Unexpected changes in the federal government’s allocation of EB-4 visas could negatively impact six priests from other countries serving the Diocese of Little Rock. …
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