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WASHINGTON — A panel discussion on “Faith and the Faithful in U.S. Politics” is “so needed … in our polarized world,” said Jesuit Father Kevin Gillespie, pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Washington, said in introducing the...
By Wyatt Noble
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ROME -- The Villanova men's basketball team claimed its second national championship in three years April 2 with a 79-62 win over Michigan, and I was an ocean away from 99 percent of my fellow...
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MEXICO CITY -- A pair of passion plays were interrupted by gunfire on Good Friday as the violence convulsing Mexico continued claiming lives through the Holy Week holidays.
An annual procession in Acapulco was suspended March 30 after...
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VATICAN CITY -- In his Easter appeal for peace throughout the world, Pope Francis made special mention of the ongoing "carnage" in Syria and the recent violence along Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, violence the pope...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNS) -- Rusty Staub, 73, the New Orleans-born Catholic baseball star who was a fan favorite in a well-traveled, 23-season career, died March 29 in West Palm Beach following a heart attack.
Born Daniel Joseph Staub...
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There are many notable things about the life and papacy of St. John Paul II, but the most notable is his devotion to divine mercy. In 1980, he wrote an entire encyclical on it, "Dives in Misericordia"...
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Divine Mercy Sunday is celebrated the first Sunday after Easter, but for many parishes in the U.S. bearing the name Divine Mercy, the message of God's healing mercy is one heard throughout the year.
As the popularity of...
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Most of the Catholic teams will be playing matinees this week in various sports, while one school's squads put on their traveling shoes.
Lacrosse
Tuesday
No. 1 Salesianum (2-0) at Garden City (N.Y.) (3-2), 4 p.m. The Sals start a busy week with...
Known as the apostle of divine mercy, St. Faustina Kowalska brought the message of God's deep and passionate love for all of humanity.
At her canonization, St. John Paul II said, "The life of this humble daughter of Poland was...
Considered a mystic, St. Faustina Kowalska spread the message of divine mercy in her personal journal called "Divine Mercy in My Soul."
Divine Mercy Sunday is celebrated the first Sunday after Easter. As the popularity of the day has grown,...