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Joseph Cafasso was born at Castelnuovo d’Asti in the Piedmont, Italy, of peasant parents. He studied at the seminary at Turin, and was ordained in 1833. He continued his theological studies at the seminary and university at Turin and then at the Institute of St. Franics, and despite a deformed spine, became a brilliant lecturer…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hours after the United States bombed the sites of three nuclear-enrichment facilities in Iran, Pope Leo XIV called the situation in the Middle East “alarming” and said diplomacy was the only responsible way forward. “Every member of the international community has a moral responsibility: Stop the tragedy of war before it…
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Paulinus of Nola, born in 354 AD into a wealthy Roman family, lived a life that exemplified devotion to God and service to others. Initially, Paulinus pursued a career in law and politics, achieving considerable success and wealth. However, his life took a profound turn when he experienced a conversion to Christianity in his thirties….
Reading I Genesis 14:18-20 In those days, Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine, and being a priest of God Most High, he blessed Abram with these words: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who delivered…
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