Tag: Christianity
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Mexicans flee to neighboring Guatemala to avoid being 'human shields,' bishop says
Hundreds of Mexicans have fled drug cartel violence in southern Chiapas state to neighboring Guatemala, causing the bishop of a Mexico border diocese to ask… Read More
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Anna Alexandrovna Taneyeva (Vyrubova)—Nun Maria (1884-1964)
Deliver me from the false accusations of me,and I will keep Thy commandments.(Ps. 118:134) Vyrubova… The mere mention of this surname, at least until… Read More
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Saints of the day: Joachim and Anne
Sts. Joachim and Anne were the parents of the Virgin Mary. They were childless, but because of their faith, God blessed them with Mary, the… Read More
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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Bread left over
2 Kg. 4:42-44 / Ps. 145:10-11, 15-18 / Eph. 4:1-6 / Jn. 6:1-15 Today’s liturgy brings together several strands of Old Testament expectation to reveal… Read More
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Philippines archdiocese to hold prayer rally to oppose legalizing divorce
Catholics in one city of the Philippines are holding a prayer rally to oppose the legalization of divorce in the country. The Archdiocese of Cebu… Read More
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Catholic advocates 'deeply troubled' by alleged abuse of migrant kids in US-funded shelters
Catholic immigration and anti-trafficking advocates are expressing grave concern over alleged systemic sexual abuse of unaccompanied migrant children by staff of a private contractor for… Read More
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Pope names pastor and high school chaplain as auxiliary bishop for Minnesota archdiocese
A native of Minneapolis and priest of 30 years with the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis — Father Kevin T. Kenney — has been… Read More
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Our Wounds Are Our Strength
May the Lord preserve us from what I once saw. You know that we priests often go to the homes of dying people whose… Read More
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Nine Parisian saints to accompany Catholics during Olympics, reopening of Notre Dame
Paris is not a city, it’s a world, they say, and so is the rich Catholic culture visible in its people and places. We gathered… Read More
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Holy Martyrs Theodore the Varangian and His Son John
Holy Martyrs Theodore the Varangian and his son John lived in Kiev in the tenth century, when the Varangians, ancestors of the modern Swedes and… Read More