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News Briefs: September 25, 2022

Pope Meets Prelates Attending Weeklong Course for New Bishops VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Close to 200 bishops at the beginning of their ministries in dioceses and eparchies around the world […]

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Mezzo-Soprano on World Stage is ‘Grounded in Catholic Faith’

By Brian T. Olszewski RICHMOND, Va. (CNS) – Shopping at various grocery stores in the Richmond area in the early 2000s, customers might have heard a toddler singing in the […]

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Cardinal Prays at Queen’s Funeral, Signaling Charles’ Openness to Dialogue

LONDON (CNS) — An English cardinal took part in the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in an indication of openness of the British Royal family to ecumenical and interfaith dialogue. […]

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Diocese of Phoenix creates Office of Mental Health Ministry

By Jeff Grant PHOENIX (CNS) – According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than twice as many people died in 2020 by their own hand than […]

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Show Me The Honey: Maryland Sisters Find Divine Touch in Beekeeping

BY GEORGE P. MATYSEK JR. CATONSVILLE, Md. (CNS) – With an apron protecting her long, black religious habit, Sister Deborah Rose Rosado marveled at the steady stream of thick, golden […]

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News Briefs: September 18, 2022

British Catholics, Pope Francis Pay Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II MANCHESTER, England (CNS) – Catholics in the U.K. paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death on Sept. 8 […]

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Michigan Ukrainian Catholic school welcomes war refugees

By Daniel Meloy WARREN, Mich. (CNS) – Imagine you are 8 years old, and overnight, you have to leave your home – never to see it again, in all likelihood. […]

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Catholic High School Principal Shows What’s Possible

PHILADELPHIA, PA (CNS) – When she was in fifth grade, Jayda Pugliese realized that “something wasn’t right.” As a student at St. Mary Interparochial School in Philadelphia, she struggled to […]

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News Briefs: September 11, 2022

Catholic Charities Sets Up Water Distribution in Response to Miss. Flooding JACKSON, Miss. (CNS) – Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi, has begun distributing water to help residents […]

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News Briefs: September 4, 2022

Pope Creates 20 New Cardinals, Including San Diego Bishop  VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In a ceremony to create 20 new cardinals, Pope Francis encouraged the College of Cardinals to have […]

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News Briefs: August 21, 2022

Hong Kong: Five-Day Trial Set for Cardinal Zen, Four Defendants VATICAN CITY (CNS) – At a pre-trial hearing in Hong Kong, a judge set a five-day trial for Cardinal Joseph […]

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Australians promote Billings fertility pioneers as potential saints

By Michael Kenny SYDNEY, Australia (CNS) – An Australian couple who pioneered one of the world’s most successful natural fertility methods are being celebrated as potential saints by those in […]