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Pope Benedict XVI delivers a blessing at the conclusion of a Mass for the Knights of Malta in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 9, 2013, two days before he announced his resignation. The retired pope marks his 92 birthday April 16. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Official marks retired pope’s birthday, commenting on his latest letter

Posted by - April 21, 2019
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Marking retired Pope Benedict XVI’s 92nd birthday, the editorial director of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication insisted what the retired pope wrote about facing the clerical…
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Most Rev. Ryan P. Jimenez Easter Message

Posted by - April 20, 2019
Dear Brothers and Sisters In Christ, Alleluia! The Lord is risen!  Indeed, he is risen! In one of his Easter homilies, St. Augustine said and I quote: “And He departed from our sight that we…
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Manglona wins prestigious Truman Scholarship

Posted by - April 20, 2019
University of California, Berkeley, media studies major Thomas Manglona II has won a Truman Scholarship—the first University of California, Berkeley, student to win the prestigious award since 2013. Following a…
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Pope Francis holds the Eucharist during morning Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican April 9, 2019. The pope said the devil targets those who succumb to despair and negativity. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Devil targets those who succumb to despair, negativity, pope says

Posted by - April 14, 2019
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Sometimes Christians seem to prefer complaining and being unhappy in life, but that makes them a perfect target for the devil, Pope Francis said in a…
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Mousa Kamar, front right, at the head of the cross, and his son Youssef, diagonal to his father, in the corner of the cross, helps carry a large wooden cross during the Good Friday procession on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City March 25, 2016. Mousa Kamar and his sons are carrying on the tradition of his grandfather and father, carrying the cross on Good Friday. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)

Family tradition: Carrying the cross on Jerusalem’s Via Dolorosa

Posted by - April 14, 2019
JERUSALEM (CNS) — For four decades, Mousa Kamar has taken his place at the head of the heavy wooden cross used during the Franciscan Good Friday procession on the Via…
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