Month: February 2021
What are you looking for? a good question to begin the New Year, says archbishop at Respect Life
What are you looking for?
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Resolving to keep Martin Luther King’s dream alive, working for a more just, inclusive society
Remembering and celebrating the legacy of the love and faith of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the 34th Annual City-wide Interfaith Workshop Service was held January 17 at Mount Zion First Baptist Church. However, unlike past year’s, when the event was held in packed sanctuaries with worshippers holding hands singing “We Shall Overcome,” this year’s virtual gathering was limited to a handful of speakers and a choir of a half dozen socially distanced singers and musicians with the church’s Praise Team.
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Pope Francis asks people to pray for every victim of human trafficking
February 8, 2021
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Pope Francis has asked people to pray Monday for every person who is currently a victim of human trafficking.
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Pope Francis prays for stability in Burma as protestors condemn coup
February 7, 2021
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Pope Francis prayed Sunday for justice and national stability in Burma as tens of thousands protest the Feb. 1 military coup.
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Pope Francis names religious sister, priest as under-secretaries of the Synod of Bishops
February 6, 2021
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Pope Francis Saturday appointed a Spanish priest and a French religious sister as under-secretaries of the Synod of Bishops.
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Pope Francis hails musicians’ ‘new creativity’ amid pandemic disruption
February 4, 2021
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Pope Francis praised musicians on Thursday for showing “new creativity” despite severe restrictions imposed on their work by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pope Francis: Without liturgy, Christianity is without the whole of Christ
February 3, 2021
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Pope Francis said on Wednesday that it is essential for Christians to participate in the liturgy and the sacraments to encounter the Real Presence of Jesus.
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Pope Francis adds feast of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus to Church calendar
February 2, 2021
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Pope Francis on Tuesday added the memorial of Sts. Mary, Martha, and Lazarus to the General Roman Calendar, giving the siblings the combined feast day of July 29.
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Pope Francis encourages catechists to lead others to a personal encounter with Jesus
February 1, 2021
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Pope Francis said Saturday that catechists have the vital responsibility of leading others to a personal encounter with Jesus through prayer, the sacraments, and Scripture.
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