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Karla and Jason De Los Reyes, pictured in an undated photo, hiked the Camino de Santiago from Sarria to Santiago, Spain, in the days leading up to their Dec. 12, 2019, wedding. The UNESCO World Heritage Site consists of a network of routes, traveled by pilgrims since the Middle Ages, to the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, believed to be the burial place of St. James. (CNS photo/courtesy De Los Reyes family)

Couple strengthens faith on Camino; trek leads up to wedding

Posted by - February 23, 2020
ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) — It’s sometimes said that life is a journey. For Karla and Jason De Los Reyes, preparing for their new life together involved a literal journey —…
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A woman prays during Mass in favor of the traditional family unit in Madrid in this 2011 file photo. Lay people live out their Christian calling by sharing the gifts they received from God with others and not keeping them for themselves, Pope Francis said in a message to participants at a conference for lay Catholics in Madrid Feb. 14, 2020. (CNS photo/Susana Vera, Reuters)

Faith is lived in community, not isolation, pope says

Posted by - February 23, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Lay men and women live out their Christian calling by sharing the gifts they received from God with others and not keeping them for themselves, Pope…
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Sheila Wheltle, a parishioner at St. Mark Church in Catonsville, Md., is pictured at her home Jan. 23, 2020. Wheltle has given up social media for Lent the past nine years. (CNS photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review)

Catholics ‘unfriend’ social media, choose ‘digital detox’ for Lent

Posted by - February 23, 2020
BALTIMORE (CNS) — No selfies. No cat videos. Not even an artfully composed photo of avocado toast. Come Ash Wednesday, Feb. 26, Sheila Wheltle’s social media accounts will go dark…
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Love and Sacrifice

Posted by - February 23, 2020
Mother Margarita loved her missionary life because she was truly in love with Jesus Christ. In 1934, she wrote, “when a missionary loves her mission very much, when she is…
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Pope Francis celebrates morning Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican Feb. 18, 2020. In his homily, the pope said there is no room for God in hearts hardened by ideology, selfishness and arrogance. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Hearts hardened by ideology, ego leave no room for God, pope says

Posted by - February 23, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hearts hardened by ideology, selfishness and arrogance leave no room for God, Pope Francis said. “The Lord only goes in hearts that are like his heart,”…
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Representatives of Saipan Immaculate Concepcion Curia of the Diocese of Chalan kanoa attended the 40th Anniversary celebration of the Legion of Mary in Guam last Sunday, February 9, 2020. The group photo was taken after the Mass presided by His Excellency Michael Jude Byrnes of the Archdiocese of Agana.

Legion of Mary in Guam at Forty

Posted by - February 23, 2020
By Rose Gamier Four Decades. That is how long the Legion of Mary in Guam has been in existence. And on February 9, 2020, Legionaries gathered to celebrate its 40th…
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