The teachings, life and holiness of Pope St. John Paul II can help guide and protect people on their daily journey toward Christ, Pope Francis said.
Greeting Polish pilgrims from the Archdiocese …
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By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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10/11/18
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EWTN will broadcast the Canonization Mass of Pope Paul VI, Oscar Romero and five other blesseds.
The Mass will air live in English, Spanish and German at 2:30 a.m. central time, Sunday, Oct. 14, …
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10/10/18
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‘Every Life: Cherished, Chosen, Sent’ is theme of Respect Life Month
Catholic News Service, Washington, D.C.
Each year the U.S. Catholic Church observes October as Respect Life …
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Catholic News Service, Washington, D.C.
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10/5/18
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Participants in the Fifth National Encuentro — including five from the Jefferson City diocese — returned to their dioceses and parishes with many challenges and hopes.
Among them, …
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By Norma Montenegro Flynn, Catholic News Service, Washington, D.C.
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10/5/18
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Signaling his belief that the Catholic Church is facing a serious crisis, Pope Francis asked every Catholic in the world to pray for the protection of the Church from attacks by the devil, but also …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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10/2/18
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The best way to help the Catholic Church, Pope Francis told new bishops, is not by pointing fingers and creating scapegoats, but by working together doing God’s will.
Do not be …
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By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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9/21/18
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The leaders of the U.S. bishops’ conference said they shared with Pope Francis how the Church in the United States has been “lacerated by the evil of sexual abuse.”
“He …
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Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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9/13/18
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With growing confidence and growing strength in the air, Major General Don D. Pittman overcame a modest background, rose through the ranks of the U.S. Air Force and exemplified courage and …
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By Jay Nies
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8/29/18
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Click here to read the National Review Board’s full statement.
More committees are not the answer to stop the abuse of children and vulnerable adults by clergy, said an Aug. 28 …
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By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service, Washington, D.C.
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8/28/18
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In a stadium of Catholic families from around the world, Pope Francis told the laypeople they are the vast majority of Church members and that, without them, the Church would be cold, a …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Dublin, Ireland
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8/27/18
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On a foggy, soggy day at a Marian shrine in County Mayo, Pope Francis said he prayed for the intercession of Our Lady of Knock for all those who suffered sexual and physical abuse by Catholic …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Knock, Ireland
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8/27/18
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God wants every person to love and be loved, creating a family or community where love is nurtured and shared with all who are poor, lonely or in need, Pope Francis said.
En route to joining …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Dublin, Ireland
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8/27/18
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Building on the development of Catholic Church teaching against capital punishment, Pope Francis has ordered a revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to assert “the death penalty …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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8/13/18
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It’s easy to drive by the stone grotto at the Skaro shrine for those who don’t know its history.
Tucked in a corner between two rural Canadian highways, due north of Lamont and 50 …
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By Andrew Ehrkamp, Catholic News Service, Skaro, Alberta
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8/9/18
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The Argentine Senate voted against a bill that would have decriminalized abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
Senators voted 38-31 against the measure early Aug. 9 following a …
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By David Agren, Catholic News Service, Mexico City
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8/9/18
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The chalice on the center of the altar was given by the Pope to the third archbishop of Baltimore nearly two centuries ago.
The local welcome crew wore vests that included the outline of a …
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By Paul McMullen, Catholic News Service, Baltimore
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8/9/18
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The game stopped for a moment, but the smiles continued as everyone paused for a group photo on a sun-splashed summer morning.
Standing side by side, from different backgrounds and different …
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By John Shaughnessy, Catholic News Service, Indianapolis
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8/9/18
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Davenport Bishop Thomas R. Zinkula made a confession during the final “RAGBRAI Mass” at St. Mary Church in Iowa City: “I have a love-hate relationship with …
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By Barb Arland-Fye, Catholic News Service, Iowa City, Iowa
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8/9/18
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Dachau, the notorious German concentration camp most associated with the genocide of thousands of Jews during World War II, also held more than 2,700 clergy — 2,400 of them Catholic …
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By Beth Donze, Catholic News Service, New Orleans
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8/9/18
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A Pew Research Center survey found that the main reason Americans attend worship services is to feel closer to God, but those who do not regularly attend worship services have a wider variety of …
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By Steve Larkin, Catholic News Service, Washington, D.C.
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8/9/18
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