Pope Leo XIV urges families to keep the flame of love alive
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 28, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec […]
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Held in the Waiting: A 33-Day Devotional. Day 1 — When the Path Is Hidden
Held in the Waiting: A 33-Day Devotional Trusting God’s Heart When Healing Is Delayed and Strength Feels Thin Day 1 — When the Path Is Hidden Theme: Faith in Uncertainty […]
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Day 8 of Lent: A Life of Prayer — Ask, Seek, Knock
I. Scripture Reading — Luke 11:9–13 (RSV-CE) And I tell you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to […]
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The Monastic Edge on Caring for the Sick
The most striking way I have seen the Church with the sick is in the person of Pope St. John Paul II. In his later years, he was a sick […]
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Feb. 25 Wednesday of the First Week of Lent; Ember Wednesday, Weekday
Today is Ember Wednesday, the beginning of the Spring or Lent Embertide. There are two principal objects for the Ember Days of this period of the year: the first is […]
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Petition Prayer of Protection to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Petition Prayer of Protection to Our Lady of Perpetual Help O Blessed Mother of Perpetual Help,you whose loving gaze never turns away from your children,I come before you with a […]
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PHOTOS: St. Cecilia, martyr and patron saint of music, rests in Roman basilica named for her
A close-up of the tomb of St. Ceclia at the basilica dedicated to her in Trastevere, Rome, Italy. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Nov 22, 2025 / 04:00 am […]
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St. Andrew, Apostle
St. Andrew, Apostle Feast date: Nov 30 On Nov. 30, Catholics worldwide celebrate the feast of St. Andrew, apostle and martyr. A fisherman from Bethsaida and brother of Simon Peter, St. […]
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Day 7 of Lent: The Grace of Forgiveness
I. Scripture Reading — Matthew 18:21–22 (RSV-CE) Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many […]
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