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Psalm 91 prayer cards inspire prayer across country
By Kathy Kershner SOUTH BEND — Genevieve Szynski’s family believes that “the family that prays together … wants everyone to pray together.” Or so her prayer card crusade would lead […]
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Middle East patriarchs meet diplomats, call for wiping out terrorists
By Doreen Abi Raad BEIRUT (CNS) — Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs of the Middle East denounced attacks on Christians and called upon the international community to work toward eradicating terrorist […]
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Catholic schools determine how to take part in ALS fundraising effort
By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, a major fundraising effort that began this summer to raise money to research a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis […]
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Pope: Being envious, mean-spirited may be human, but it's not Christian
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Envy, jealousy and meanness are human instincts, but they are not Christian, since the division they cause among believers is the work of […]
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Pope names Philadelphia auxiliary bishop to head Toledo Diocese
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis has named an auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia, Bishop Daniel E. Thomas, to head the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio. Archbishop Carlo Maria […]
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Cardinal Szoka, former Detroit archbishop and Vatican official, dies
By Catholic News Service DETROIT (CNS) — Cardinal Edmund C. Szoka, who rose from poor beginnings to reach the highest levels of service to the church, died Aug. 20 at […]
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Force alone cannot stop 'religious cleansing' in Mideast, custos says
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Although Christians, Muslims and Jews have struggled for hundreds of years to live peacefully alongside each other in the Middle East, “we have […]
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Foley lauded for living his faith through his reporting
ROCHESTER, N.H. (CNS) — Slain journalist James Foley, who sent images and copy from different war zones, was described as living his faith through his work. The Associated Press reported […]
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Pope thanks people for prayers for his family after deadly crash
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis, in mourning for the deaths of his nephew’s wife and two small children, thanked people at his weekly general audience Aug. […]
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TCN: August 24, 2014
This week’s issue covers the rededication of the diocese and the individual consecration of the faithful to Mary. The Mass on Aug. 15 was followed by a Marian procession and […]
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With faith comes wisdom
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 16:13-20 The first section of the Book of Isaiah provides this weekend with its first reading. The author of this section of Isaiah lived […]