Tag: Christianity
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“There were graves all around the village”
The village of Naberezhny in Russia’s northern Pechora region arose essentially on the site of what was once a large cemetery—a cemetery of prisoners of… Read More
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Saint of the day: Agnes of Prague
St. Agnes of Prague was born in Prague in 1200. She was the daughter of the King of Bohemia and Constance of Hungary, who was… Read More
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Searching for Places of Sorrow
“There were graves all around the village”The village of Naberezhny in Russia’s northern Pechora region arose essentially on the site of what was once a… Read More
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Padre Serra's comeback: Statue removed from Ventura city hall returns to mission
On Feb. 29, a larger-than-life-size bronze statue of St. Junípero Serra came home to the last of the nine missions that the 18th-century Spanish missionary… Read More
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A record percentage of young adults will never marry, study shows
A new study claims one-in-three young adults in the United States will never marry. Writing for the Institute for Family Studies (IFS), Lyman Stone says these… Read More
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Eliminating differences with gender ideology is terrible danger, pope says
The gifts of men and women are “fruitful” together, and to erase the difference between men and women “is to erase humanity,” Pope Francis said.… Read More
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Once scattered, a collection of mythical glass plants returns
One of the biggest thrills of my New Hampshire childhood was the field trip my elementary school class once took to the Harvard Museum of… Read More
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Third Sunday of Lent: Spiritual sacrifices
Ex. 20:1-17 / Ps. 19:8-11 / 1 Cor. 1:22-25 / Jn. 2:13-25 Jesus does not come to destroy the temple, but to fulfill it (see… Read More
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Metropolitan of Minsk consecrates first of series of spiritual aid rooms in children’s hospitals
Minsk, March 1, 2024 Photo: church.by On Wednesday, February 28, His Eminence Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and All Belarus consecrated the first spiritual aid… Read More
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Saint of the day: David of Wales
Little is known about the life of St. David of Wales. The earliest biographies of his life date to centuries after his death. He is… Read More