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I recently became a first-time homeowner. After renting for nearly three decades, I have immediately recognized the blessings of this status change. For starters, my husband and I have the opportunity to put equity into something; we have space to...
St. Patrick's parishioner and photographer Allison Girone spent most of the day Tuesday, July 13, taking pictures at the ordination and Mass of installation of Bishop Koenig at St. Elizabeth Church in Wilmington. Many of her photographs from both inside...
Sunday Scripture readings, July 25, 2021: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1) 2 Kgs 4:42-44  Psalm 145: 10-11, 15-18 2) Eph 4:1-6  Gospel: Jn 6:1-15 God satisfies our spiritual hunger The social isolation of lockdowns and quarantines imposed during the pandemic underscored the...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ September trip to Hungary and Slovakia features a jam-packed schedule that shows he has no intention of slowing down despite his recent recovery from colon surgery. The Vatican July 21 released the pope’s schedule for...
Every subscriber of digital services and smartphones which access personal information should be aware that their actions are no longer “private” — even despite the best efforts and intentions of service providers. That is the opinion of Brett Robinson, director...
WASHINGTON -- Msgr. Jeffrey D. Burrill, the general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops since November, has resigned from the post after the USCCB "became aware of impending media reports alleging possible improper behavior by Msgr. Burrill,"...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis expressed his closeness to the people of Cuba a week after protests erupted on the island nation. In his first public appearance after his release from Gemelli hospital, the pope told pilgrims in St. Peter’s...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Coming into this track and field season, Adreanna Parlette was trying to recapture the form that made her a star at St. Cecilia Academy in Nashville. She ended up exceeding even her expectations, qualifying June 24 at...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' letter explaining why he was restricting the use of the pre-Vatican II Mass "fearlessly hits the nail on the head: the TLM (Traditional Latin Mass) movement has hijacked the initiatives of St. John Paul...
WASHINGTON — Catholic immigration advocates are urging Congress and President Joe Biden to speed up legislation to protect immigrants after a federal judge ruled July 16 to end a program that prevents the deportation of thousands of immigrants brought...

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