St. Stephen
St. Stephen Feast date: Dec 26 Just after Christmas, the Catholic Church remembers its first martyr, and one of its first deacons, Saint Stephen. Roman Catholics celebrate his feast Dec. […]
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Sep. 27 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday
Excerpt from Sunday’s Gospel: “Jesus said to them, “Amen, I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you. When John came to you […]
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Cardinal Parolin at UN: ‘Restore trust’ through dialogue, justice and peace
Addressing the General Assembly in New York, the Vatican Secretary of State calls for an end to wars, respect for international law, responsible use of artificial intelligence and renewed multilateralism. […]
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Pope Leo meets French abuse victims in Lourdes
LOURDES, France — Pope Leo XIV met seven French victims of clerical sexual abuse on Sunday, making a gesture of solidarity and reconciliation at a shrine world-famous for its healing […]
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In Metz, Pope Leo steps into Europe’s deepening divide over immigration
METZ, France — The hot-button issue of immigration has invited itself into Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic journey to France, otherwise marked by the defense of human life and the […]
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VIRGIN MOST MERCIFUL
VIRGIN MOST MERCIFUL A TENDER REFLECTION OF GOD’S COMPASSION THROUGH MARY INTRODUCTION Among the many titles given to the Blessed Virgin Mary, “Virgin Most Merciful” shines with particular tenderness. This […]
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Sep. 26 Saturday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs, Opt. Mem.
Today is the Optional Memorial of Saints Cosmas and Damian (d. 303). According to tradition, Saints Cosmas and Damian suffered martyrdom in Syria during the Roman persecution of Diocletian. Not […]
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Pope Leo XIV in Paris: No one ‘is merely a number’
PARIS — Pope Leo XIV told his congregation at an open-air Mass in Paris on Saturday that “none of us is merely a number or an entry in a register […]
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St. Martin de Porres
St. Martin de Porres Feast date: Nov 03 St. Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru in 1579 as the son of Spaniard Juan de Porres, and a freed colored-woman from […]