Vatican adds QR code to sculpture to educate people about migration
Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — A life-sized bronze sculpture of migrants and refugees crowded onto a boat has stood in St. Peter’s Square…
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Pope prays Christmas will bring yearning for peace, dialogue
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Before giving his Christmas blessing to the city of Rome and to the world, Pope…
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Walk humbly: Pope tells Curia humility is key to service and ‘synodality’
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ annual pre-Christmas speeches to the leadership of the Roman Curia often have been reported —…
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Pope names Cardinal Czerny interim head of dicastery
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Thanking Cardinal Peter Turkson for his five years of service as prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting…
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United in faith, Cypriot Christians have mission to console, pope says
By Cindy Wooden NICOSIA, Cyprus — The hope, consolation and unity all Christians and all residents of Cyprus yearn for will be realized only…
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Vatican announces pope will bring migrants from Cyprus to Italy
By Cindy Wooden NICOSIA, Cyprus — After Pope Francis denounced putting up “barbed wire” to keep out migrants and the practice of pushing boats…
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Pro-lifers hopeful about outcome of Dobbs case, urge prayers for court
By Julie Asher WASHINGTON — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee Dec. 1 urged Catholics, people of other faiths and all people…
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Wedding Anniversaries —
October 28, 2021
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lloyd Jr., members of Sts. Simon and Jude Church, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 29. Mrs. Lloyd,…
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Wedding Anniversary —
September 30, 2021
Don and Sheila Reiss, members of the Church of the Epiphany, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Oct. 2. Mrs. Reiss, the former Sheila…
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Laypeople join religious order in ‘ministry of presence’ for terminally ill
By Peter Finney Jr., Catholic News Service NEW ORLEANS — For over 100 years in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, the Sisters Servants of…
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