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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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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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Churches packed in Nicaragua for Holy Week amid restrictions and police presence
Nicaragua’s churches were “filled with the faithful” during Holy Week 2026 despite continued governmental restrictions and persecution, according to Father…
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Eucharist stolen, faithful robbed during adoration in Mexico on Holy Saturday
In the early hours of the morning on Holy Saturday, several individuals in hoods charged into a Eucharistic adoration chapel…
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Security fears prompt changes to Holy Week and Easter celebrations in Iraq
The war unfolding in the Middle East and the security challenges accompanying it have affected how Iraqi Christians will observe…
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Israeli police block cardinal, custos from entering Church of the Holy Sepulchre
In an incident described as unprecedented, Israeli police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, along with Father Francesco…
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Catholic Church in Holy Land rejects death penalty, calls for mercy and human dignity
Amid growing controversy over the Israeli Knesset’s recent approval of a law permitting the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners, the…
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Miami archbishop, top U.S. diplomat decry persecution of Church in Nicaragua during Holy Week
During Holy Week, the archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, and the second-in-command at the U.S. State Department, Deputy Secretary Christopher…
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Here’s what the Holy Thursday Seven Churches Visitation devotion is all about
The Visitation to Seven Churches is a Holy Thursday devotion primarily practiced in Latin America, Italy, Poland, and the Philippines…
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Pope Leo makes Holy Week appeal to Trump, world leaders to end Iran war
Pope Leo XIV has renewed his appeal for peace in a world wounded by conflict and violence. In remarks to…
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