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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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Under a scorching sun, 500 pilgrims mark St. Thomas feast in Pakistan
Despite a summer heat wave, about 500 Catholics from Pakistan’s Punjab province traveled to the ancient city of Taxila to…
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On Our Lady of Mount Carmel feast, former Spanish soccer star’s Marian devotion still inspires
As Spain prepares to take the field in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final on Sunday, the Marian devotion of…
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Devotion, not tourism: 5 million mark Santo Niño feast in Philippines
An image of Santo Niño is carried in procession in Cebu, central Philippines, on Jan. 18, 2026. | Credit: Archdiocese…
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Manila’s feast of the Black Nazarene draws 9.6 million devotees
The image of the Black Nazarene moves through dense crowds during the 30-hour procession in Manila, Philippines, on Jan. 9,…
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Manila’s feast of the Black Nazarene draws 9.6 million devotees
The image of the Black Nazarene moves through dense crowds during the 30-hour procession in Manila, Philippines, on Jan. 9,…
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Manila’s feast of the Black Nazarene draws 9.6 million devotees
The image of the Black Nazarene moves through dense crowds during the 30-hour procession in Manila, Philippines, on Jan. 9,…
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Why Pope Pius XI established the feast of Christ the King in a turbulent 1925
The Chapel of Christ the King at Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia. / Credit: Courtesy of Christendom College Dublin,…
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The laywoman whose mission helped lead to the feast of Christ the King
null / Credit: Courtesy of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles Dublin, Ireland, Nov 22, 2025 / 13:00 pm…
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Brazil adds St. Michael the Archangel’s feast day to national calendar
Statue of St. Michael the Archangel in Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies on Aug. 12, 2025. / Credit: Kayo Magalhães/Chamber of…
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