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The St. Florian commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on May 4th, was an officer of the Roman army, who occupied a high administrative post in Noricum, now part of Austria, and who suffered death for the Faith in the days of Diocletian. His legendary “Acts” state that he gave himself up at Lorch to the…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the “must see” list of visitors to Rome and the Vatican. But as 133 of the world’s cardinals prepared to enter the conclave May 7 to elect the new pope, the Sistine Chapel was closed to visitors April 28. In…
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Saints Philip and James, both apostles of Jesus Christ, played vital roles in the foundation of the early Church. St. Philip, originally from Bethsaida, was called personally by Jesus to follow Him. He is remembered for his eagerness to share the Good News, immediately inviting Nathanael to meet the Messiah. St. James, often called James…
Reading 1 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 I am reminding you, brothers and sisters, of the Gospel I preached to you, which you indeed received and in which you also stand. Through it you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. For I handed…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the Catholic Church elects a new pope, a cardinal reminded his fellow electors that true Christian leadership begins not in control, but in surrender to mystery. “We so often feel like masters of God, perfect knowers of the truth, while we are only pilgrims to whom the Word has been…
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ROME (CNS) — The rules and rituals for the election of a new pope say that immediately after his election, he goes into the sacristy of the Sistine Chapel and puts on “the garments that are appropriate to him.” That’s all that is written. For more than 100 year that meant that the Gammarelli family’s…
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