Month: June 2021

‘Eucharistic Revival’ to begin in 2022: ‘We want to start a fire, not a program’

June 19, 2021

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The bishops of the United States discussed on Friday a program of ā€œEucharistic Revivalā€ which will aim to foster deeper devotion and knowledge about the Eucharist nationwide beginning next summer.

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ā€‹U.S. bishops vote in favor of advancing two causes of canonization

June 18, 2021

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The U.S. bishops voted Thursday that they consider it opportune to advance two causes of canonization, for Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur, a World War II military chaplain, and for Marinus (Leonard) LaRue, a merchant mariner who became a Benedictine monk.

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ā€‹Pope Francis: Do not forget workers pushed to the margins by pandemic

June 17, 2021

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Pope Francis addressed an International Labor Organization (ILO) summit Thursday, calling for dignified working conditions and support for workers on the margins of the labor market still affected by pandemic losses.

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ā€‹Pope Francis: On the cross, Jesus prayed for you

June 16, 2021

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Catholics should take courage in the fact that even as Jesus was dying on the cross, his most agonizing moment on earth, he was praying for them, Pope Francis said Wednesday.

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ā€‹The story of St. Anthony of Paduaā€™s only approved apparition

June 15, 2021

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Catholics may know St. Anthony of Padua as a Franciscan friar, a Doctor of the Church, and the patron saint of lost items – but only one person has ever seen St. Anthony in an approved apparition.

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ā€‹Pope Francis: Marginalizing the poor threatens ā€˜the very concept of democracyā€™

June 14, 2021

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Pope Francis said Monday that ā€œthe very concept of democracy is jeopardizedā€ when the poor are marginalized and treated as if they are to blame for their condition.

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Pope Francis: ‘All that is good belongs to God’

June 13, 2021

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God asks us to trust that his love is always at work through our good deeds, even if we do not see the results we had hoped for, Pope Francis said on Sunday.

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Blessed Carlo Acutis continues to inspire Catholics via new exhibit, film

June 12, 2021

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Blessed Carlo Acutis, the modern apostle of the Eucharist, continues his work of evangelization as his life continues to inspire devotion and art.

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Vatican imposes term limits for leaders of ecclesial movements to stop ā€˜violations and abusesā€™

June 11, 2021

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The Vatican issued a decree Friday setting limits on the terms of leaders of international associations of the faithful and new communities.

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ā€‹Pope Francis: Priests, bishops, and married couples ā€˜co-responsibleā€™ for the family

June 10, 2021

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Pope Francis on Wednesday urged priests, bishops, and married couples to work in cooperation to strengthen the life of the Church through the goods of marriage and family.

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