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Rite of Election
It was exactly a year ago when 24-year-old Caroline Ward attended Mass for the first time with her Catholic boyfriend. She described herself as a church hopper, but said she was a religious person on her […]
Year: 2021
Columnists
Life or death for the capital criminal?
On Tuesday, February 16, the monthly Magnificat magazine featured a message of encouragement and counsel sent to a young man who was about to be ordained a priest. The message mentions to the upcoming-priest that, while […]
News
Rosaries: The ultimate spiritual weapon
COLUMBIA–The simple act of praying the rosary can bring great comfort to military personnel who are deployed overseas, particularly if they are out in the field in a combat or high-security situation. The only problem? […]
Nation & World
Retired pope talks about his resignation, Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq
VATICAN CITY—Although it took obvious effort to pronounce each word and sometimes his secretary repeated what he said to make it clear, retired Pope Benedict XVI spoke to an Italian newspaper about his retirement and […]
Nation & World
For Lent, read the Gospel, fast from gossip, pope says at Angelus
VATICAN CITY—People should fast from gossiping and spreading hearsay as part of their Lenten journey, Pope Francis said. “For Lent this year, I will not speak ill of others, I will not gossip and all […]
Nation & World
Mars missions can inspire next generation scientists, papal astronomer says
VATICAN CITY—As Perseverance, the latest probe on Mars, gears up to send to Earth high-definition images, video and audio of its surroundings, one papal astronomer said he hoped the fresh new discoveries will inspire future […]
Charleston Deanery
Couple helps raise funds for minority scholarship at BE
CHARLESTON—As a part of its celebration of Black History Month, Bishop England High School teamed up with a devout couple to boost the school’s scholarship for minority students. During February, the family of Tim and […]
News
Federal judge temporarily blocks S.C. ‘Heartbeat Bill’
COLUMBIA—South Carolina’s landmark legislation that would ban most abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected was blocked by a federal judge on Friday, Feb. 19. The judge issued a temporary restraining order on the S.C. […]
Nation
As U.S. surpasses 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, Cardinal prays on news show
WASHINGTON—During a Feb. 22 evening program on CNN, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory offered a prayer for those who have died from COVID-19 asking God to “grant enteral peace to all our sisters and brothers […]
Nation
Retired nurse on mission to urge people of color to get COVID-19 vaccine
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Having the ability to educate and advocate for her family inspired Joyce Christian of Somerville, Tennessee, to become a nurse. It has been a long, tragic pandemic and the COVID-19 vaccines are finally becoming […]