Aug. 10 Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, Feast
Today the Church celebrates the Feast of Saint Lawrence (d. 258), who was chief among the seven deacons who served the Roman Church during the mid-third century. The young cleric […]
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EWTN News explains: What does it mean that the pope is both head of state and head of the Church?
Unique among world leaders, the pope serves simultaneously as the universal spiritual head of the Catholic Church and as the head of the Holy See, a distinct sovereign entity under […]
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St. Marianne Cope
St. Marianne Cope Feast date: Jan 23 St. Marianne Cope was born in western Germany in 1838. She entered religious life in Syracuse, N.Y. in 1862. She served as a […]
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Aug. 9 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday
From Sunday’s Gospel: During the fourth watch of the night, he came toward them walking on the sea. When the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified. […]
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Pope Leo XIV: Stop vicious cycle of violence in Sudan and Ukraine
During his Sunday Angelus address on Aug. 9, Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace amid a serious humanitarian situation in Sudan, where a prolonged military siege has left more than […]
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SAINT BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS: THE HUMBLE VISIONARY OF LOURDES
SAINT BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS: THE HUMBLE VISIONARY OF LOURDES INTRODUCTION Saint Bernadette Soubirous is one of the most beloved saints in the Catholic Church, known for her humility, simplicity, and unwavering […]
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Anniversary of Voting Rights Act time to reflect on participation in democracy, Bishop Garcia says
The anniversary of the Voting Rights Act is a time to reflect on ways to work together “for a society in which all citizens are able to participate fully and […]
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Aug. 8 Memorial of St. Dominic, Priest, Memorial
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Dominic (1170-1221). At the end of the twelfth century the Church in France was ravaged by the Albigensian heresy, a doctrine which […]
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Why the feast of St. Dominic is not actually the Dominicans’ biggest feast day
Aug. 8 marks the feast day of St. Dominic, the 13th-century priest known for founding the Order of Preachers, commonly called the Dominicans, and for spreading devotion to the rosary. […]