Vatican announces theme for World Day of Migrants and Refugees
byCatholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2022 will reflect on the importance of…
Way of the Cross in cemeteries
to begin March 4 at Calvary
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Each Friday during Lent, students from local Catholic schools will lead the Way of the Cross for Young Christians at one of four Catholic…
St. Athanasius eighth-graders donate
to newly resettled Afghan families
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St. Athanasius School eighth-graders collected and donated 11 pressure cookers, two instant pots, two crock-pots, a television, diapers and formula to Catholic Charities of…
Stations remind faithful of Christ’s perfect example, depth of his love
byBy Katie Peterson NASHVILLE — From partaking in the sacrament of reconciliation to fasting to choosing what to give up, Lent is full of…
Deacon Don Flowers dies
at 85, served for 21 years
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Deacon Don Flowers Sr., a native of Springfield, Ky., died Feb. 16 at Grandview Nursing & Rehab in Campbellsville, Ky., where he had lived…
Women speakers emphasize need for ‘reciprocity’ in church’s ministry
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Promoting better collaboration between women and men in the Catholic Church is not primarily about equality but about…
Vatican statistics show global imbalance
in ratio of Catholics per priest
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By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — The number of Catholics and of Catholic men and women who devote their lives to serving them continues…
Florida House approves measure
to ban most abortions after 15 weeks
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By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON — In a 78-39 vote, Florida’s House of Representatives Feb. 17 approved a ban on most abortions after 15 weeks…
Oregon inventor, 90, turns his genius
to sheltering homeless people
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By Ed Langlois PORTLAND, Ore. — In a sturdy homemade woodshop amid filbert orchards not far from the Willamette River, the gears of 90-year-old…
Pope, cardinal look at what ails
the priesthood, offer antidotes
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By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Opening an international conference on priesthood, Pope Francis insisted that those who are not close to God in…