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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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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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Hiroshima’s bishop links atomic anniversary to Pope Leo’s peace call
Bishop Alexis Shirahama of Hiroshima, Japan, has opened a 75-hour vigil for peace marking the 81st anniversary of the atomic…
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Bishop Valdivia: Ceuta represents ‘historic mission’ for Spain
The apostolic administrator of the Spanish Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta, Bishop Ramón Valdivia, analyzed the situation in Ceuta following…
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Beatification process begins for American missionary Juan Tomis
Chiclayo, Peru, Bishop Edinson Farfán Córdova announced that in the coming months his diocese will begin the cause for the…
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Why the feast of St. Dominic is not actually the Dominicans’ biggest feast day
Aug. 8 marks the feast day of St. Dominic, the 13th-century priest known for founding the Order of Preachers, commonly…
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