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Christians celebrate first Divine Liturgy in central Syrian town since war began
Among the oak, pine, walnut, and olive trees surrounding the village of Ghassaniyeh in Syria’s Idlib countryside, prayers according to…
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Haiti bishop says gangs target Church as violence shuts parishes, schools
Bishop Joseph Gontrand Décoste of Jérémie, Haiti, detailed the ongoing violence in the nation and warned that the Church has…
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Texas court orders hospitals to provide lifesaving care to baby at center of surrogacy dispute
Two hospitals in Texas have been ordered to provide lifesaving care for a soon-to-be-born baby at the center of an…
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Colombia‑born U.S. bishop urges prayers after powerful earthquake
Bishop John J. Gomez of Laredo, Texas, is calling on Catholics to pray for those in Colombia after a 7.4-magnitude…
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Latin American bishops pray for Colombia, express solidarity, following powerful earthquake
Bishops from Mexico, Peru, Argentina, and Chile expressed their solidarity and offered prayers following the earthquake that struck Colombia on…
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Lebanon celebrates historic beatification of Maronite Patriarch Elias Hoyek
The Maronite Catholic Church gathered on the evening of July 25 at the Maronite patriarchate’s summer residence in Dimane, northern…
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7 things to know about St. Clare of Assisi, the patron saint of television
On Aug. 11, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Clare of Assisi, one of the most beloved saints of the Middle…
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Philippine archdiocese mourns 3 students killed in school shooting
The Catholic Church in the Philippines is mourning three students killed in a school shooting, with one priest spending the…
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EWTN News explains: What does it mean that the pope is both head of state and head of the Church?
Unique among world leaders, the pope serves simultaneously as the universal spiritual head of the Catholic Church and as the…
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Denver healing could move a nun jailed by communists toward sainthood
Blessed Zdenka Schelingová, a Slovak religious member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross (SCSC), may be one…
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