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Prayer to St. Josephine Bakhita patron saint of those enslaved and...

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January was National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, leading up to the Feb. 8 feast of St. Josephine Bakhita. St. Josephine Bakhita was...

Of course, you can’t really celebrate Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day...

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By Simcha Fisher, OSV News Have you looked at your calendar lately? Have you noticed that, in 2024, the most dark and difficult annual day...

More than laws of the church, fasting and abstinence help free...

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By D.D. Emmons OSV News As the penitential season of Lent begins, we Catholics, like Christians everywhere, prepare to commemorate the passion of Our Lord...

Archdiocese of Paris announces six-month celebration for the reopening of Notre...

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PARIS -- The reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, scheduled for Dec. 8, will be "six months of celebration and praise," the archbishop of Paris...

These nuns are on the run, Salesian Sisters complete half marathon...

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NAPLES, Fla. -- Not everyone can run a half marathon. And it's probably a safe bet that even fewer can do so in a...

Many gather to celebrate life of former Washington auxiliary Bishop Mario...

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BETHESDA, Md. -- The recent passing of Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, a former Washington auxiliary who had headed the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, for...

Questions beyond Taylor Swift remain after Capitol Hill hearing on ‘Big...

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For those who follow the daily churnings of Congress, Capitol Hill is a familiar venue for the official political theater of committee hearings --...

Michelle O’Neill becomes first Catholic prime minister of Northern Ireland: ‘We...

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Ireland's most-senior churchman hailed an agreement that sees a Catholic take the top political job in Northern Ireland for the first time in its...

Detroit teacher brings saints and others who represent Black and Mexican...

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DETROIT-- Kim Redigan used to look out the window of Detroit Cristo Rey High School's small chapel as she prayed. Last summer, however, industrial-sized air-conditioning...

Helping children hear God’s call toward purpose — Bishop Edward B....

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Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger "What do you want to be when you grow up?" is a question our young people frequently hear, and probably find...