Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of St. Louis and Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City offered prayers after three people died following an Oct. 24 shooting at a high school in St. …
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By Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service
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10/27/22
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Growing in faith, welcoming outsiders and people who are marginalized, listening with intent to understand, and finding new ways to work together at all levels of the Church.
These are some of the …
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By Jay Nies
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8/3/22
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As Russia’s violent monthlong invasion continued to devastate Ukraine, Pope Francis laid the fates of both countries at the feet of Mary in the hopes that peace would finally …
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By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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3/25/22
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The following was written by the bishop of Gallup, New Mexico, who is chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on National Collections.
Catholic Relief Services is a …
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By Bishop James S. Wall
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3/18/22
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight is encouraging people throughout the Jefferson City diocese to continue praying and offering up sacrifices for a peaceful resolution to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in …
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3/3/22
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Various Catholic agencies are collecting donations to aid with the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, as people flee to escape Russian bombing and shelling. Here are some places to donate. This list is …
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Catholic News Service, Washington, D.C.
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2/24/22
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As war broke out in Europe Feb. 24, with Russia's early morning attacks on various parts of Ukraine, Catholics in the U.S. joined Pope Francis in prayers for the people of the East European nation …
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By Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service, Washington, D.C.
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2/24/22
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A new study suggests that young adult Catholics ages 18-35 engage in practices to bolster their faith, but tend to do so outside their parish.
Those activities often take the form of small …
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By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service, Washington, D.C.
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12/15/21
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With the COVID-19 pandemic still underway and with restrictions on gatherings still in place in some countries, the Vatican has again extended the period of time when people can earn a plenary …
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Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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10/29/21
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“I will always receive you with gentleness.”
Blessed Father Francis Xavier Seelos had a way with people that made them want to be led to repentance, to reconciliation, to …
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By Jay Nies
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10/13/21
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Catholics in Russia are called to be “an evangelical seed” that bears the fruit of communion and unity, especially with Orthodox Christians, Pope Francis said.
In a message published …
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By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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10/13/21
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Writing to his peers, Catholics who have reached a venerable age like he has, Pope Francis told older Catholics that God is close to them and still has plans for their lives.
“I was called …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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7/21/21
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Ten days after undergoing intestinal surgery, Pope Francis was released from Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican confirmed.
In a statement released July 14, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni …
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By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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7/14/21
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Pilgrims and well-wishers gathered at Rome’s Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis as he made his first public appearance in a week after undergoing intestinal surgery.
Appearing on the …
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By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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7/12/21
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Some 175 faithful gathered on June 26 to honor a pioneering African American priest now on the path to sainthood, whose heroic virtues are a model for modern times.
Archbishop Nelson Pérez …
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By Gina Christian, Philadelphia
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7/8/21
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Reaching the finish line of a monthlong Rosary marathon, Pope Francis again turned to Mary, asking her to untie specific knots that have individuals and the whole world tangled in suffering and …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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6/1/21
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An elderly man stood alone in St. Peter’s Square May 13, using his wooden rosary beads to pray by a simple plaque marking the place where St. John Paul II was shot exactly 40 years …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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5/13/21
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An icon of “Beloved Julia” Greeley, the humble African American lay woman who was born into a family of slaves in Missouri and eventually became Catholic in …
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By Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
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5/12/21
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Pope Francis has called for a global prayer marathon for the entire month of May, praying for the end to the pandemic.
“The initiative will involve in a special way all shrines in the …
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By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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4/28/21
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Pope Francis’ encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” is a “challenging document” because of the many issues it covers, but it’s also “very practical” because it …
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Catholic News Service, St. Paul, Minnesota
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4/28/21
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