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5 tips for being a better godparent or confirmation sponsor
Being chosen as a godparent or confirmation sponsor entails a commitment to providing spiritual accompaniment to the godchild or candidate,…
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Catholic Charities leader says Texas nun has felt ‘overwhelmed with fear’ after detention by ICE
The brief detention by immigration officials of a Catholic religious sister in south Texas continues to reverberate through immigrant Catholic…
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Massachusetts lawmakers pass bill removing all restrictions from abortion throughout pregnancy
The Massachusetts government this week moved to strip all restrictions from abortion and allow the procedure up until birth so…
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March for Life president steps down to become ‘full-time mom’
March for Life president steps down to focus on family Jennie Bradley Lichter, the president of the March for Life,…
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Official Seoul World Youth Day song to be released Aug. 3
With roughly one year to go before World Youth Day (WYD) in Seoul, South Korea, in 2027, organizers have announced…
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Scottish bishop excommunicates rector of Redemptorists after illicit ordination
Bishop Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen, Scotland, has pronounced Father Michael Mary Sim, rector of the Congregation of the Sons of…
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Church in Venezuela to ‘remain at the side of the suffering’ following earthquakes
One month after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, the Catholic Church is focused on “remaining at the side of the…
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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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Israeli strike damages Christian-run hospital in Gaza, Catholic aid group says
Israeli airstrikes on an apartment building adjacent to the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City damaged the hospital on the…
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