OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP THE MOTHER WHO NEVER CEASES TO HELP HER CHILDREN INTRODUCTION The title Our Lady of Perpetual Help expresses a profound truth at the heart of […]
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Jul. 11 Memorial of St. Benedict, Abbot, Memorial
Today is the Memorial of St. Benedict (480-547), who was born at Nursia in Umbria in about 480 and was sent to Rome to be educated, but soon left the […]
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At lunch with the poor, Pope Leo XIV calls on society to eliminate the causes of poverty, injustice
Pope Leo XIV on July 11 expressed a “hunger for justice [and] authentic charity” while attending a lunch with poor people at Castel Gandolfo outside of Rome. “[I have] a […]
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Understanding the Confiteor: What It Forgives and What It Doesn’t
Understanding the Confiteor: What It Forgives and What It Doesn’t At the beginning of every Catholic Mass, the faithful recite a powerful prayer that often passes by without much reflection—the […]
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Jul. 10 Friday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates today: St. Canute (or Knud) (1043-1086), King of Denmark. St. Canute was put to death out of hatred of his faith and his zeal in working […]
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St. Anysius
St. Anysius Feast date: Dec 30 Saint Anysius was a Martyr of Greece. She was a wealthy woman of Salonika, in Thessaly, who used her personal funds to aid the […]
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Catholic leaders, aid workers respond to Venezuela earthquakes
Catholic leaders and organizations in the U.S. continue to aid Venezuela as that nation recovers from two deadly earthquakes that struck seconds apart June 24.
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Jul. 9 Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs, Opt. Mem.
The Church commemorates the Optional Memorial of Saint Augustine Zhao Rong (1746-1815). He was a Chinese diocesan priest who was martyred with his 119 other Chinese Catholics. Among their number […]
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Vatican commission seeks to address legal loophole facing women religious suffering abuse
Consecrated women and women religious who have suffered abuse face a significant legal loophole: Canon law and specialized commissions focus primarily on minors and adults with disabilities, leaving these women […]