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6 Relics You Need to Visit at the Cathedral in Downtown L.A.
Want to know which 6 other relics you’re missing by skipping a trip to the cathedral? Just take a look at this list.
5 Fun (and Totally Catholic) Things to Do This Summer
Summertime, for most of us, means taking a break from our daily routine and having a chance to do something fun that we can’t otherwise do during the rest of the year. Unfortunately, for some people, this is also a time when they allow themselves to slack off a little in the faith department. Want …
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What You Should Know About the San Miguel Chapel—the Oldest church in the Continental United States
The San Miguel Chapel has seen roughly 400 years of trials and victories.
Pope Authorizes Pilgrimages to Medjugorje—but doesn’t Authenticate Site
On May 12, Pope Francis gave the green light for Catholics to pilgrimage to Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which the sight of alleged Marian apparitions. Papal spokesman Alessandro Gisotti said in a statement the same day that this authorization of pilgrimage should not be taken as “authentication” of the alleged apparitions, “which still require an …
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You Need to Know These 6 Amazing Facts About the Spanish “Black Madonna”
When a fellow parishioner returned from a Marian pilgrimage, she brought me a rosary from the shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat. I was happy to receive the gift, even if I didn’t know a single thing about this particular Marian apparition. When I asked friends, none of them had heard of her either. It …
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The Mosaics at Medjugorje Are Really Quite Impressive
A few years ago, my husband changed our desktop wallpaper to a gorgeous image of Christ and the Apostles at the last supper. It was a mosaic, drawn in beautiful and vibrant colors. We didn’t know it’s origins, or the name of the artist, and we had a hard time coming up with it on …
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Did You Know There’s a Parish Church for the Deaf in Los Angeles?
It wasn’t until a news report highlighted how, for Holy Thursday, this parish didn’t do a washing of the feet but a washing of the hands.
The Seven Churches Walk is the Closest Thing to a Catholic Scavenger Hunt You’ll Experience: Here’s How to Do It
The tradition found its most recent surge of popularity in the 16th century when St. Philip Neri frequently traversed the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome.
“Catholic Survivor”? This May Be the Most Intense Pilgrimage You Can Make
Lough Derg is located on a small island off of Donegal county, Ireland. It is a penitential pilgrimage, and it will rock your world.