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A Triduum of Remembrance

Posted by - June 16, 2017
     This month has a triduum (three days) which you can mark on your calendar to remember Mother Margarita.      The bookends of life are our Birthday—the day we enter…
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Pope Francis poses for a selfie as he arrives to lead a special audience for members of a middle school group June 2 at the Vatican. The middle-schoolers were part of Communion and Liberation's "The Knights of the Grail" educational initiative. (CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters)

As school year ends, pope tells students: Don’t fear goodbyes, unknown

Posted by - June 10, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Life is a long series of hellos and goodbyes, so don’t be afraid to let go of the past; remember old friends, but keep moving and…
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Pope Francis and Patti Gallagher Mansfield, a participant in the 1967 Pittsburgh retreat that marked the beginning of the Charismatic renewal, pray during a Pentecost vigil marking the 50th anniversary of the Catholic charismatic renewal at the Circus Maximus in Rome June 3. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Mercy toward others implies taking risks, suffering, pope says

Posted by - June 10, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Works of mercy are not a way of easing one’s conscience but are acts of suffering with those who suffer, Pope Francis said. Being merciful toward…
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People look at each other at the Museum of Illusions in Zagreb, Croatia, May 6, 2016. Pope Francis asked Christians to pray at his early morning Mass June 6 so that they may "not fall into this vice of hypocrisy," which applies the "makeup" of adulation to mask "bad intentions." (CNS photo/Antonio Bat, EPA)

Hypocrisy kills the Christian community, pope says at morning Mass

Posted by - June 10, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The diabolical language of hypocrisy, which ensnares others through flattery, has the power to destroy Christian communities, Pope Francis said. Like the Pharisees who spoke to…
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A Filipino woman speaks to a soldier at a checkpoint in Marawi, Philippines, June 1. People started to evacuate the town after President Rodrigo Duterte imposed martial law across the entire Muslim-majority region of Mindanao. (CNS photo/Francis R. Malasig, EPA)

Philippine religious superiors call for end to martial law in Mindanao

Posted by - June 10, 2017
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines called for an end to martial law in Mindanao, saying that it is “not the proper response…
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Pilgrims from Nigeria wait for the start of Pope Francis' celebration of Mass marking the feast of Pentecost in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 4. In attendance were thousands of people celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Catholic charismatic renewal. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pentecost is celebration of unity in diversity, pope says

Posted by - June 10, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Holy Spirit continues to give Christians different gifts and to call them to share those gifts with each other in a community marked by forgiveness…
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Smoke billows from a burning building near a mosque June 2 as government troops continued their assault on Islamic militants in Marawi, Philippines. Muslim religious and political leaders in the Philippines joined a Catholic bishop in condemning the desecration of a Catholic cathedral by terrorist gunmen in the besieged city. (CNS photo/Romeo Ranoco, Reuters)

Desecration of Philippines cathedral draws wide condemnation

Posted by - June 9, 2017
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Muslim religious and political leaders in the Philippines have joined in the barrage of condemnation of the desecration of a Catholic cathedral by terrorist gunmen in…
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