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Catholic News - Americas
‘Ordinary and yet heroic’: Archbishop Coakley reflects on Blessed Stanley Rother
When Archbishop Paul Coakley was a seminarian and first learned of Father Stanley Rother’s martyrdom, he immediately considered the Oklahoma…
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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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Is the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary a holy day of obligation this year?
Catholics celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary each year on Aug. 15. The solemnity commemorates…
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Priest takes Blessed Sacrament and flees church with faithful during earthquake in Colombia
The Aug. 10 earthquake in Colombia caught countless people by surprise while attending Mass at various parishes including Most Holy…
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Catholic News - Pope
Tabernacle forced open, Blessed Sacrament stolen from monastery in Spain
The tabernacle of Holy Thorn Monastery church in Valladolid, Spain, was forced open and the Blessed Sacrament was stolen. |…
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Catholic News - General
A new blessed for Argentina: Pope Leo XIV approves miracle attributed to Enrique Shaw
Servant of God Enrique Shaw. / Credit: Acdeano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 19, 2025 /…
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Catholic News - Pope
DR Congo’s bishops announce construction of national shrine honoring Blessed Anuarite
The president of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) has announced the construction of a national shrine dedicated to…
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Catholic News - Americas
Statue of Pope Leo XIV unveiled and blessed in Chiclayo, Peru
The statue of Pope Leo in Chiclayo, Peru, is surrounded by some of the people who attended its inauguration and…
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Catholic News - Pope
Teen’s tumors disappear after prayers to Blessed Solanus Casey
The documentation of Mary’s case was submitted to the Solanus Casey Center. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Diocese of Lansing…
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Catholic News - Pope
New documentary on Blessed Carlo Acutis aims to show that holiness is possible today
On April 2, 2025, the Augustine Institute will release its second documentary in its “Based on a True Saint” series,…
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