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Christian apologist, born at Flavia Neapolis, about A.D. 100, converted to Christianity about A.D. 130, taught and defended the Christian religion in Asia Minor and at Rome, where he suffered martyrdom about the year 165. Two “Apologies” bearing his name and his “Dialogue with the Jew Tryphon” have come down to us. Leo XIII had…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a church and a world divided and fractured, priests are called to be witnesses of God’s love and forgiveness, which reconciles people and makes them one community, Pope Leo XIV told new priests. Leading Christian communities not as “lords” but as stewards, “we will rebuild the credibility of a wounded…
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The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary commemorates the journey Mary made to visit her cousin Elizabeth shortly after the Annunciation. Carrying Jesus in her womb, Mary traveled about ninety miles from Nazareth to the hill country of Judah to serve Elizabeth, who was also miraculously pregnant with John the Baptist. Upon Mary’s arrival, Elizabeth,…
Reading I Zephaniah 3:14-18a Shout for joy, O daughter Zion! Sing joyfully, O Israel! Be glad and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! The LORD has removed the judgment against you, he has turned away your enemies; The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst, you have…
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Benedictine abbess and miracle worker. She was the daughter of Count Berthold of Andechs, in modem Bavaria, Germany. The count and his wife, Sophia, founded a monastery on their esĂ?Âtate at Diessen, Bavaria, and placed Mechtildis there at the age of five. She became a Benedictine nun, and then abbess. In 1153 the bishop of…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Promoting peace requires training people’s hearts and minds to be concerned about others and perceive the common good, Pope Leo XIV said. “Our children and young people need to be able to experience the culture of life, dialogue and mutual respect. Above all, they need the witness of men and women…
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WASHINGTON – Pope Leo XIV has appointed Reverend Pedro Bismarck Chau as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark. Bishop-elect Chau is a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark and currently serves as the rector of the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey. At the same time, the Holy Father accepted…
The Vatican and most dioceses celebrate the World Day of Communications every year on the Sunday before Pentecost, which falls on June 1 this year. A message for the celebration was written and shared by Pope Francis before his death April 21. And Pope Leo has shown he shares many of the late pope’s hopes,…
In February 2008, a Minnesota couple gained international recognition for their 83 years of marriage. Married on February 17th, 1925, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Hugo, MN, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported that Clarence and Mayme Vail “gained fame . . . with reports that they were the longest-married living couple…
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I remember the first time I held one of Don Dolindo Ruotolo’s writings in my hands. The yellowed pages carried the scent of history, but the words—oh, the words were alive with a timeless fire that seemed to leap from the page directly into my heart. There was something about his humble yet profound way…