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Month: February 2018

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Lent is time to notice God’s work, receive God’s mercy, pope says

February 15, 2018 Caroline

ROME—Lent is a time for Christians to get their hearts in sync with the heart of Jesus, Pope Francis said. “Let the Lord heal the wounds of sin and fulfill the prophecy made to our […]

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Lenten guidelines for fasting, abstinence and prayer

February 14, 2018 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, this year and culminates on April 1, Easter Sunday. In his 2018 message, Pope Francis urged members of the Church to take up the journey with enthusiasm, sustained […]

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Sacrament of marriage honored at anniversary celebration

February 14, 2018 Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany

FORT MILL—Joe and Inge Knippenberg of Fort Mill were married 63 years ago in a little church outside Salzburg, Austria. Over the years, they have returned there on milestone anniversaries — their 25th, 40th, 50th […]

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Sister Joan Kimball, a Poor Clare pioneer, dies at 86

February 13, 2018 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

TRAVELERS REST—Sister Joan Kimball, OSC, of the Monastery of St. Clare, died on Jan. 25, with all her sisters at her bedside. She was 86. The Mass of the Resurrection was held Jan. 31 at […]

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USCCB pro-life chairman praises implementation of expanded Mexico City policy

February 13, 2018 Caroline

WASHINGTON—A Trump administration report on its reinstatement of the “Mexico City Policy” shows that nongovernmental organizations “are willing and able to comply with this policy,” said the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee chairman. “That compliance does […]

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‘Monumental’ FEMA shift opens door to disaster funds for religious groups

February 13, 2018 Caroline

TRENTON, N.J.—Superstorm Sandy-weary diocesan and parish officials lauded a Federal Emergency Management Agency policy change announced earlier this year that reverses a prior exclusion for religious organizations and houses of worship from applying for federal […]

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USCCB offers resources to help observe Lent

February 12, 2018 Caroline

WASHINGTON—A variety of resources to help Catholics observe Lent, which this year begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, are being provided by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). With the theme “Raise Up, Sacrifice, Offer”, resources include […]

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Nun’s recovery counted as 70th miraculous healing at Lourdes

February 12, 2018 Caroline

ROME—As the Catholic Church celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, a French bishop announced the 70th officially recognized miraculous cure of a pilgrim to the Lourdes grotto where Mary appeared 160 years ago. […]

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People need to recognize ways they tolerate human trafficking, pope says

February 12, 2018 Caroline

VATICAN CITY—Few people have considered how communities and nations actually tolerate and encourage human trafficking, particularly as it relates to prostitution, Pope Francis said. Modern forms of slavery “are far more widespread than previously imagined, […]

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10 life-giving things to do

February 11, 2018 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

On New Year’s Eve, our lo­cal newspaper ran a feature entitled “50 Things to Do in South Carolina before You Die.” Not surprisingly, it listed attending Spo­leto, going to the sweet tea festival in Summerville, […]

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