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Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of the three children who saw Our Lady of Fatima in 1917, is pictured in a 2000 photo. Bishop Virgilio Antunes of Coimbra, Portugal, formally closed the local phase of investigation into her life and holiness Feb. 13 in the Carmelite convent of St. Teresa in Coimbra, where she resided until her death in 2005 at the age of 97. (CNS photo/Paulo Carrico, EPA)

Diocesan phase of Fatima visionary’s sainthood cause completed

Posted by - February 19, 2017
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Diocese of Coimbra concluded its phase of the sainthood cause of Carmelite Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of…
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Thomas Burnford, president of the National Catholic Educational Association, is pictured in a 2014 photo. The Trump administration's apparent endorsement of parental school choice could present a "huge opportunity" for Catholic school parents, Burnford told a group of Catholic high school teachers Feb. 3 in San Francisco. (CNS photo/courtesy NCEA)

NCEA leader says school choice support can help Catholic parents

Posted by - February 19, 2017
By Valerie Schmalz Catholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) — The Trump administration’s apparent endorsement of parental school choice could present a “huge opportunity” for Catholic school parents, the president…
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Members of the "Crusaders for Life" pro-life youth group rally Feb. 11 against Planned Parenthood in Aurora, Ill. It was one of many nationwide rallies calling on Congress to end federal funding of Planned Parenthood. (CNS photo/courtesy Sam Scheidler)

Rallies held nationwide call on Congress to defund Planned Parenthood

Posted by - February 19, 2017
By Catholic News Service CHICAGO (CNS) — The organizers of rallies held across the country Feb. 11 to call for defunding Planned Parenthood said their message to Congress is to…
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MMB's Sr. Flor de Maria Alvarez (center) visited the school with Sr. MaryAnn Hartmann as part of canonization efforts for MMB's founder, Blessed Mother Margarita Maria Maturana, after whom this campus building is named. (Mt. Carmel School photo)

General Postulator on island to promote Canonization of Blessed Margarita Maria Maturana

Posted by - February 17, 2017
On February 3rd, Sister Flor de Maria Alvarez, a member of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz arrived to Saipan. She is the General Postulator of her Institute, working for the…
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