Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is calling for prayer for President-elect Donald Trump and all newly elected officials of the United States and is asking the citizenry not to see each other as Democrat or Republican but as reflections of the face of Christ.
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A young couple who lived through the chaos of the Syrian civil war say they converted to Christianity after Jesus appeared to them in their dreams and prophesied about the birth of their daughter.
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Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925)
Until the moment he awakened after nine days in a coma, Kevin Becker had never heard of a young saint-in-the-making named Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, but it is now a name he will never forget.
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Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem
Archaeologists have uncovered a stone slab believed to be the place upon which Jesus’ body lay for three days after His death.
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During an exchange with a reporter this week, Pope Francis reaffirmed the Church’s stance on reserving priestly ordination for men, saying that this policy will likely never change.
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Cracks found in facade of St. Paul Outside the Walls
Central Italy suffered another earthquake yesterday which was strong enough to cause damage to some of the Vatican’s oldest structures.
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The Church of the Transfiguration in the Holy Land, one of Christendom’s most beloved sites, was desecrated by thieves on Monday who stole chalices, robbed the poor box, and left consecrated Hosts scattered on the floor.
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During an address at the 2016 Bishops’ Symposium last week, Philadelphia’s Archbishop Charles Chaput delivered a brilliantly clear exposition of the role of Mary in the Church today, why Hillary Clinton isn’t trampling Donald Trump, and how a smaller and more faithful Church in America is better for everyone.
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In anticipation of the approaching Feasts of All Saints and All Souls, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith published a new instruction today on the proper burial of the dead and on the conservation of ashes in the case of cremation.
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In response to disturbing emails revealed last week concerning email conversations between high-level political operatives in this election about how to subvert Church teaching, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is warning Catholics to take this threat very seriously in the upcoming election.
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Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is calling for prayer for President-elect Donald Trump and all newly elected officials of the United States and is asking the citizenry not to see each other as Democrat or Republican but as reflections of the face of Christ.
