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Authentic hope comes from something beyond ourselves
University of Saint Francis baccalaureate Mass Greetings in the peace and joy of the Lord! I am writing this column on Saturday, May 1, having just returned from celebrating the […]
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Seleucia mentioned in Acts of the Apostles
What did Seleucia, the port of Antioch, look like at the time of St. Paul? Seleucia is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament as the […]
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The Church calls us to strong faith
6th Sunday in Easter Jn 14:23-29 The Acts of the Apostles again provides the first reading for a weekend in the Easter season. As it grew, Christianity not only expanded […]
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Church seeks to help Louisiana fishing community face latest challenge
By Peter Finney Jr. NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — Inside St. Bernard Church May 2, parishioners whose lives depend on the fishing industry and who endured and overcame the battering of […]
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Pope condemns bombings targeting Iraqi Christians in Mosul
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI condemned fresh violence against Christians in Iraq and called on the nation to work toward peace. In a telegram written […]
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Pope, at audience, calls for complete nuclear disarmament
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI asked world leaders to work calmly and seriously to control the spread of nuclear weapons “in the prospect of their […]
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Archbishop: Despite discouragement, it's 'high season' for ecumenism
TAMPA, Fla. (CNS) — Despite disappointment and discouragement voiced over the slower pace of ecumenical talks than in decades past, Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory offered his view that it […]
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Supreme Court rules cross in national park might be preserve
By Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) — With a tangled set of six opinions, the Supreme Court ruled April 28 that it could be constitutional for the federal government to permit […]
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Pope praises two Italian saint-priests for their great charity
By Sarah Delaney VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Anticipating his upcoming visit to Turin, Pope Benedict XVI highlighted the lives of two saints from the northern Italian city who as priests […]
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Honoring priest, sister jubilarians and future priests
Today’s Catholic Editorial It was a day to give thanks to God at Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, last Sunday. Our own Bishop-emeritus John M. D’Arcy, ordained two brothers […]
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Bishop Rhoades makes pastoral visit to Bishop Dwenger
By Mary Kinder FORT WAYNE — It was Monday morning at Bishop Dwenger High School, but not a typical one. In the parking lot, a few students stood in a […]
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Fort Wayne, England meet via video exchange
By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — Technology has allowed a special exchange between sixth-grade students of St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne, and fifth-year pupils of St. Benedict’s School in […]