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Historic: Salt Lake City launches new role for catechists to celebrate some rites
"They will be appointed by the bishop to celebrate some of the minor rites of OCIA. Once commissioned, they will
It’s September. And that means a lot more to me this year.
I've never paid attention to it before, but now I will: September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. A little less
In the wake of the Clancy case, an urgent pro-life issue: supporting new moms
From OSV News: Nicole Kristensen still remembers facing difficult births and struggling postpartum as a mom. Today, she draws from
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Sacramento deacon publicly rejects legitimacy of Pope Leo, bishop
From Mike Lewis at Where Peter Is: Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto issued a canonical warning on June
Historic: Fort Worth parish becomes first in the world named for man martyred by ISIS in Libya
From North Texas Catholic: On Aug. 28, Bishop Michael Olson announced the establishment of St.
Court to Quincy: No images of saints on city buildings
Some may remember this story from a couple months back, describing the battle in Quincy,
Spike Lee, Björk and … Leo? Vanity Fair names Pope to list of most fashionable
From The Guardian: For the first time in a decade, Vanity Fair has released a best-dressed
‘Thank you, Lord, for Dolly’
We've been inundated with Dolly Parton tributes the last few days, with many talking about
‘The pope hat has officially landed at the Vatican’
From The New York Times: Pope Leo XIV wasn’t at Rate Field when the Chicago
Trump’s border wall could bring down historic Catholic church
From The New York Times (gift article) Out in Far West Texas, a heavy bronze
Ordination update: 9 new deacons for San Bernardino
Here they are, freshly ordained on Saturday. From the Diocese of San Bernardino Facebook page:
In rural Italy, an African pastor fills a void
It's not just a phenomenon in the U.S. It's even happening in one corner of
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