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Enjoy a fun, and safe, Halloween
Saints and spirits will take to the night in a different way this year when All Hallow’s Eve rolls around on Oct. 31. This year, celebrating the holiday — full of fun costumes and treats […]
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Cardinal-designate Gregory thanks pope ‘with grateful, humble heart’
WASHINGTON—Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory, installed as Washington’s archbishop in May 2019, thanked Pope Francis “with a very grateful and humble heart” for naming him as one of 13 new cardinals Oct. 25. “This appointment which […]
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Archbishop Gregory to become first Black cardinal from the U.S.
VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis announced he will create 13 new cardinals Nov. 28, including Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington. The pope made the announcement at the end of his Angelus address Oct. 25, telling the […]
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Priest feels ‘blessed’ to serve in a parish and as chaplain in Army Reserves
NEWARK, N.J.—Father Andrew De Silva, a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark, serves God and country, and he says one ministry influences the other. He is parochial vicar at St. Agnes Parish in Clark, New […]
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Antes de elecciones, votantes católicos ‘divididos’ tratan de encontrar diálogo
Washington – Ambas son católicas pero sus puntos de vista no podrían haber sido más diferentes. Una de ellas dijo que estaba votando por un candidato en particular debido a sus creencias en contra del […]
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Papa: La verdadera oración, como la verdadera fe, nos lleva a cuidar de los demás
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO – Ser indiferente u odiar a los demás es negar la existencia de la presencia de Dios en el prójimo, dijo el papa Francisco. “Esto es el ateísmo práctico”, dijo el papa […]
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Catholic community mourns young police officer
MYRTLE BEACH—In 2017, missionaries from St. James Church in Conway made a pilgrimage to Honduras to help repair a church in a small, rural community. The group included a tall man with a seemingly perpetual […]
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A call to all brothers (and sisters too)
Fratelli Tutti” (literally “Brothers All”) is the way Pope Francis opens his latest encyclical, quoting the way St. Francis of Assisi addressed everyone — rich or poor, male or female, Italian or non-Italian, Christian or […]
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Obispos venezolanos: planes para elecciones parlamentarias son ‘inmorales’
BOGOTÁ, Colombia – La conferencia episcopal venezolana dijo que los planes del gobierno para elecciones parlamentarias en diciembre son “inmorales” y solo agravarían la crisis política y humanitaria del país. En una declaración publicada el […]
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Pope has history of defending marriage, but being open to some civil unions
VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis often has expressed openness to the idea of laws recognizing civil unions, including for gay couples, to protect their rights. The pope’s comments in a brief passage in the documentary film, “Francesco,” […]