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Last Chinese Trappist monk to survive Maoist persecution dies at 108
Father Benedict Chao, the worldʼs oldest Trappist monk and the last survivor of the community that suffered communist persecution in…
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Sydney archbishop asks Australia news outlet to investigate its euthanasia coverage
Archbishop Anthony Fisher, OP, of Sydney has demanded an investigation from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) over its coverage of…
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St. Bernadette’s relics to tour the United States
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes announced the relics of St. Bernadette Soubirous will travel to the United States…
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Christians across the Middle East and North Africa celebrate the Assumption despite challenges
Across the Middle East and North Africa, Christians celebrated the solemnity of the Assumption according to their own traditions and…
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Poland inaugurates Europe’s tallest statue of the Virgin Mary
On Saturday, Aug. 15, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Catholic Church in Poland dedicated…
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New film ‘American Martyr’ tells story of Oklahoma priest and martyr Blessed Stanley Rother
Hundreds gathered late last month in Oklahoma City for the premiere of the new film “American Martyr: The Stanley Rother…
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Indian Catholics released after 104 days in jail under anti-conversion law
Ten Catholics who were arrested after they chased a group of Hindu activists out of a village church during Mass…
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‘It’s always the Holy Spirit’: Meet 3 dioceses seeing large numbers of priestly ordinations
What drives a young man to discern into the priesthood — a supportive family, a vibrant parish, a proactive pastor,…
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Australian former bishop Christopher Saunders convicted on multiple counts of sexual abuse
Christopher Saunders, the former bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Broome, Australia, was convicted on Aug. 13 of sexually abusing…
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EWTN News explains: How is Catholic Communion bread made?
The Second Vatican Council referred to the Eucharist as “the source and summit of the Christian life,” St. Augustine referred…
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