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Hundreds die in Spain’s deadliest flooding

Hundreds die in Spain’s deadliest flooding

Authorities say the death toll from Spain’s worst flooding in recent memory has...

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Pope offers Mass for All Souls’ Day at Rome’s Laurentino Cemetery

Pope offers Mass for All Souls’ Day at Rome’s Laurentino...

On All Souls Day Pope Francis visits the Roman Laurentino Cemetery the third largest...

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Dozens killed in airstrikes across Gaza

Dozens killed in airstrikes across Gaza

At least 30 Palestinians are killed across Gaza, as the UN restarts its polio vaccination...

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Botswana: Shock election results end governing party's 6-decade rule

Botswana: Shock election results end governing party's...

The people of Botswana vote to replace the party which has governed the southern...

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Spanish troops mobilized after the deadliest floods

Spanish troops mobilized after the deadliest floods

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has ordered the country’s largest-ever peacetime...

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Which People Are First in Our Churches?

Which People Are First in Our Churches?

Years ago, I was struck by the powerful witness of a Redemptorist priest celebrating...

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Beyond Ghost Stories: The Spiritual Yearning in Students’ Halloween Obsession

Beyond Ghost Stories: The Spiritual Yearning in Students’...

As a high school theology teacher, every October brings a predictable but fascinating...

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The Catholic Roots of Halloween: Understanding its Origins and Celebrating with Faith

The Catholic Roots of Halloween: Understanding its Origins...

When Halloween comes around each year, Catholics may have questions about its origins...

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St. Wolfgang

St. Wolfgang

St. Wolfgang was born around 934 AD in the region of what is now Germany. From a...

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The Great Warning: A Horrifying Grace

The Great Warning: A Horrifying Grace

One of the unfortunate realities of “Catholic movies” crossing the Rubicon and making...

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Pope to Vatican confessors: 'Always forgive'

Pope to Vatican confessors: 'Always forgive'

Addressing the community of the Vatican College of Penitentiaries, Pope Francis...

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8 dead, 20 missing in Myanmar boat tragedy

8 dead, 20 missing in Myanmar boat tragedy

On October 20, at least 8 citizens fleeing conflict near the Burmese island of Kyauk...

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Vatican's Deepavali message: Let's join hands as children of God

Vatican's Deepavali message: Let's join hands as children...

The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue sends well wishes to those celebrating...

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Vatican and Czech Republic Accord to ensure religious freedom

Vatican and Czech Republic Accord to ensure religious freedom

Signed by the Vatican Secretary of State and the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic,...

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Holy See ‘shares the suffering’ of Lebanese people

Holy See ‘shares the suffering’ of Lebanese people

At an international conference on the crisis in Lebanon, the Holy See says it is...

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Our Submission to the Papacy: A Reflection for the Feast of Pope Saint JPII

Our Submission to the Papacy: A Reflection for the Feast...

On May 13th, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot four times by Mehmet Ali Ağca as he...

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Facing the Challenges of Divine Love

Facing the Challenges of Divine Love

He went away sad. (Mark 10:22) I really thought that I had done all that Jesus was...

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Three Misunderstood Sins Explained by Our Lady of La Salette: Part II

Three Misunderstood Sins Explained by Our Lady of La Salette:...

Those who drive carts cannot speak without putting the name of my Son in the middle....