With world still in knots, pope turns to Mary with prayers
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Reaching the finish line of a monthlong rosary marathon, Pope Francis again turned to Mary,…
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Laity can hold May crownings at home
Record Staff Report May is the month of Mary, mothers and May crownings.COVID-19 has prevented most of our typical celebrations, but families can still…
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Zubik: Take all precautions amid virus but also seek Mary’s intercession
PITTSBURGH — As the coronavirus touches everyone’s life “with uncertainty, confusion, fear and suffering,” Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik urged Catholics to “to reflect…
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Assumption feast invites people to look to heaven with hope, pope says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Mary’s assumption into heaven calls people to put aside all those insignificant, mundane and petty concerns…
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Monte Cassino pilgrimages honoring Mary set for May
St. Meinrad Archabbey in St. Meinrad, Ind., will hold a pilgrimage to honor the Blessed Mother at the nearby Monte Cassino Shrine each Sunday…
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‘Encountering Mary in Catholicism and Islam’ to take place at St. Agnes
A program entitled “Encountering Mary in Catholicism and Islam: A Devotional” will be presented Dec. 10 from 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. at St….
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Hope in the Lord — Advent and Mary, my hope
I was probably in fifth grade when I bought a prayer book, “Mary, My Hope,” for my mother. I recall that there was a…
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St. Bernard School hosts May crowning
Students at St. Bernard School, 7500 Tangelo Drive, hosted a May crowning May 7 at St. Bernard Church. Eighth-graders, who were recently confirmed, served…
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The devotion to Mary, the Mother of God, is a treasured tradition in the Catholic Church. Many people — lay and ordained alike —…
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Liturgy Matters — How do we honor Mary?
Which feasts of Mary are holy days of obligation? The Catholic Church holds Mary in great esteem as the Blessed Mother of God and…
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