By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Exercise a little courage and go to confession, turn away from selfishness and sin and back to God during the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis urged people at a Lenten penance service. “When our desire to be healed becomes more courageous, it leads to prayer, to …
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Senior Chief Petty Officer Edward C. Byers Jr. was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on March 1, 2016. Byers was a SEAL in the U.S. Navy, and after serving eleven deployments to include nine combat tours, was awarded the highest honor of the U.S. Military. He is the 3,497th service member to receive this decoration. …
Since late November 2015, when she was placed on a feeding tube, Mother Angelica’s health has been steadily declining. According to EWTN on February 22, Mother Angelica’s “condition remains delicate and she receives devoted care day and night by her sisters and nurses.” She is still, however, staying at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery. Although plagued by …
[cover photo courtesy Reuters/Robert Galbraith] Stephen Curry, the Christian Golden State Warriors point guard, recently spoke about how his faith has enabled him to release the new Curry One Under Armour signature shoe. Curry, 26, used to have a deal with Nike but chose to connect with Under Armour so that he could blend his …
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Padre Pio (my Confirmation Saint) was a very special saint. He is one of the very first of what people refer to a “modern saints” or as St. John Paul II said, “A saint of our times”. He truly was. Now, after 50 years of being on display, he has returned to Rome for the …
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“The commandment ‘Thou shall not kill’ has absolute value and concerns both the innocent and the guilty,” he said. Even criminals “maintain the inviolable right to life, the gift of God.” by CNA/EWTN NEWS 02/22/2016 VATICAN CITY — Christians must work to abolish the death penalty and improve prison conditions, Pope Francis said on Sunday. After …
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The Syrian refugee crisis has been a concerning issue for countries around the world since the start of the Syrian civil war in mid-2011. As American Catholics what are we to do when faced with the moral decision of whether or not to let refugees into the U.S.? At a minimum: We must be informed. …
The official USCCB Statement Archbishop Chaput, Philadelphia, PA Joint Statement from Michigan Catholic Bishops Bishop Bradley, Diocese of Kalamazoo, MI Bishop Walkowiak, Diocese of Grand Rapids, MI Archbishop Vigneron, Archdiocese of Detroit Bishop Paul S. Loverde and Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo, Diocese of VA Please check back as this list continues to grow. Please help …
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