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At the beginning of February 24, Mariya Fedyna heard the thud of Russian bombs hitting military bases not far from her home in Lviv, the main city in western Ukraine. Since then, it's been like a bad dream. Fedyna, a linguist and…

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BALTIMORE (CNS) — Sandra Williams Ortega was stunned to see two high-ranking ROTC executives standing on her porch as she walked home from classes at Morgan State College in Baltimore. The news they brought to Ortega's parents was even more…

This article is part of an ongoing series on the "Theology of the Body" (TOB) of Pope John Paul II. I began several months ago to explore the three “original experiences” that Pope John Paul II meditated on in his Theology of the Body. In…

DETROIT — A word caught the ear of a young priest a few years ago when his father shared a video of his baptism in 1990 at a church in suburban Detroit."Wait," Reverend Matthew Hood remembers thinking. "Something doesn't seem right…

Rev. Andres Arango was conducting a baptism at St. Gregory's Catholic Church in Phoenix last year when some people in the pews heard a slight variation in the religious ritual.“We baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of…

Saint Paul is not an ordinary saint. It is unique. And the Church calendar reflects the extraordinary role it played in the revelation of God. It was he who brought the gospel to the world beyond Israel. He is credited as the author…

In his first three months as the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis' first director of operations, Bill Lentsch said he spent a lot of time listening and learning. This included meeting with…

A parishioner prays during mass at a synod in San Diego in 2016, his first in 40 years. Photo by Chris Stone Do not be afraid, O Zion, do not be discouraged! The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty Savior (Zeph. 3: 16-17)…

Dec 20 1926-Dec. 24, 2021TRACY - Christian burial mass for Norman R. DeBlieck, 95 from Tracy, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Tracy with a live broadcast on the Stephens Funeral Service Facebook page .…

As we begin a new liturgical year with the season of Advent, we are encouraged to: “Prepare the way of the Lord " and to "Make one's paths straight. ' Part of my role as a mission support and outreach…

Members of Our Lady of Peace Parish in Salamanca, Holy Name of Mary Parish in Ellicottville, and St.…

The Pride 365 shirt looked like the one sold by Target (Photo: Target) There was a rainbow-colored ruckus at a Catholic school in northeast Baltimore over the weekend. The Baltimore Brewery reports that a 12-year-old student at…

For the 12-year-old student at St. Francis of Assisi School, wearing a favorite old t-shirt with a gay pride message on "Dress Down Day" was nothing new. She had worn it before without a problem on casual dress days, she said. the drink.…

U.S. Catholic bishops voted to pass a document on Holy Communion and who should receive the sacrament, a question that was in part inspired by President Biden's election. Mr. Biden, a devout Catholic, supports the right of women to have…

The elevation of the Eucharist is pictured in a stained glass window in St. Anthony's Church in North Beach, Maryland on July 15, 2021. CNS Photo / Bob Roller The Catholic…

By Julie Asher • Catholic Press Service • Posted on November 2, 2021 New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan told a Catholic audience at the US Naval Academy that he feared "the lack of…

WASHINGTON - When President Joe Biden met Pope Francis in the Vatican on Friday, he presented the pontiff with a century-old, hand-spun cloak from a church in the nation's capital with a long history and a liberal bent.But it was not the…

(CNS) - Holy Communion - so sacred and essential to the Catholic faith - has simple beginnings with nuns across the country making these altar breads both as a ministry and as a means of supporting themselves . At St.…

A ceremony in May marked the unveiling of a Texas Ranger cross commemorating Luis Castañon. Cheryl Briseño Garcia and William Gonzales, descendants of Luis Castañon, unveiled the…

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann celebrates Mass on September 10 at St. Peter's Cathedral in Kansas City, Kansas, to commemorate the centennial of the Legion of Mary. The Legion of Mary was founded by the Servant of God Frank Duff on…

If your eye makes you sin, pluck it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be cast into hell (Mark 9:47). My godmother sighed in sadness as she told me why her husband had recently…

Friday, September 24, 2021 IC file photo + Expand Bishop Oscar A. Solis By Bishop Oscar A. Solis Bishop of Salt Lake City Greetings of peace and welcome to our Annual Diocesan Pastoral Congress. Our theme…

LINCOLN, Neb. (CNS) - The chairman of the pro-life committee of US bishops told a Nebraska pro-life conference that "there are legitimate reasons to hope" that the United States Supreme Court can grant the States "more authority to…

By Father John FladerUnfortunately, I am divorced because of the violence at home, which prompted me to leave with my young son. I now find myself unable to attend Communion and feel very deprived of the spiritual food I need. Is there…

CARTHAGE - Parishioners at St. James Catholic Church had twice as much reason to celebrate Sunday as…

Friday, September 17, 2021 IC photo / Marie Mischel Picture 1 of 2 After the 9/11 banquet, many of those recognized as Women of the Year 2020 by the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women pose with Bishop Oscar A.…

By Dr Jeff Mirus (bio - articles - email) | 08 Sep 2021 Pope Saint John Paul II used the Synod of Bishops in 1985 to start a long struggle to demand from the Church a good understanding…

A priest in Nottingham was barred from becoming a university chaplain because of the way he "expressed" his views on abortion and euthanasia. Father David Palmer, who serves in the Diocese of Nottingham Parish in St Mary's, has openly!-->…

Reading time: 3 minutesKatherine at World Youth Day in 2016, where she first met missionaries Verbum Dei, a Catholic fraternity of priests, consecrated religious and lay people. PHOTO: Provided The first-time author is familiar with…

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A CATHOLIC church used since the end of the Second World War is to be renovated. Work has started on the first phase of restoration at Our Lady of Peace in Newbridge. The first phase, which is expected…

WHEELING - A recent discussion within the Catholic Church in the United…

A Catholic kindergarten extended with a grant of 32 million forints from the Hungarian state was inaugurated in Gyergyószentmiklós…