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A woman prays the rosary at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in New York City. Pope Francis said May 26 that Christian life will be beautiful and joyful if people hold in their hearts the joy they felt when they first encountered Christ. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Prayer, memory, mission create a joy no one can take away, pope says

Posted by - June 3, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Christian road map for life’s journey is to keep Jesus in one’s heart, one’s eyes on heaven and one’s feet on the ground, spreading the…
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Christian missionaries are seen in Guwahati, India, April 30. Pope Francis said May 26 that Catholics, especially members of religious orders, are called to be bold, creative and consoling "missionaries without borders. (CNS photo/Stringer, EPA)

Mission means never saying, ‘It’s always been done this way,’ pope says

Posted by - June 3, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics, especially members of religious orders, are called to be bold, creative and consoling “missionaries without borders,” Pope Francis said. Meeting May 26 with members of…
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Smoke billows near a mosque in Marawi, Philippines, May 30. Catholic bishops in the southern Philippines supported the declaration of martial law in Mindanao following an attempt by a band of gunmen claiming to be Islamic militants to seize the city. (CNS photo/Erik De Castro, Reuters)

Mindanao bishops support ‘temporary’ martial law in wake of violence

Posted by - June 3, 2017
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Catholic bishops in the southern Philippines supported the declaration of martial law in Mindanao following an attempt by a band of gunmen claiming to be Islamic…
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Michelle Moran, president of the Vatican-based International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services, is pictured before a press conference at the Vatican May 30. Leaders of the Catholic charismatic movement were gathering in Rome to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the charismatic renewal. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

One in the Spirit: Catholics, Pentecostals celebrate Pentecost with pope

Posted by - June 3, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ very public friendship with and overtures to Pentecostal and evangelical leaders is a high-profile reflection of a relationship that already existed at the grass…
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May Flower Festival 'queens' riding on beautifully decorated floats waved at the crowds during the parade as San Antonio celebrated the closing of the Marian month of May and the 100th Anniversary of the the Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima.

San Antonio Celebrates May Flower Festival

Posted by - June 3, 2017
Biba Santa Maria! It was a festive occasion last Sunday, May 28, 2017 as parishioners and community members flocked to San Antonio Parish for the May Flower Festival 2017 in…
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