Month: October 2021
Pope Francis donates $170,000 to Catholic Church in Syria
October 28, 2021
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Pope Francis has donated $170,000 to the Catholic Church in Syria for its charitable work with the poor.
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Pope Francis’ advice for reigniting your spiritual life
October 27, 2021
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Pope Francis has given Catholics some recommendations for how to reignite their spiritual life after falling out of practice.
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Mobile heart clinic provides free visits to poor in St. Peter’s Square
October 26, 2021
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A mobile health clinic stopped in St. Peter’s Square on Monday to provide nine hours of free heart and general check-ups for the poor and homeless who live near the Vatican.
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Vatican issues decree clarifying responsibilities for translation of Latin liturgical texts
October 22, 2021
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The Vatican issued a decree on Friday guiding bishops’ conferences on the proper protocol for the translation of liturgical texts from Latin into vernacular languages.
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Benedict XVI is ‘full of zest for life,’ says Archbishop Gänswein
October 21, 2021
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Archbishop Georg Gänswein has said that Benedict XVI is “full of zest for life” after the pope emeritus expressed the hope that he would join his friends in heaven in a condolence message.
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Pope Francis thanks child for impromptu ‘lesson’ at general audience
October 20, 2021
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Pope Francis thanked a child on Wednesday for giving an impromptu “lesson” at his general audience.
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The power of love, not fear
United in faith, hope, and love against bullying, Catholic schools of the archdiocese observed their fifth annual Solidarity Day on October 5, with orange shirts and blue jeans the uniform of the day for students.
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God remains in us and we in Him, enabling us to love one another
The solemn Mass of Roses was held on the feast of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face at the Basilica of the Little Flower on October 1, with Mass celebrated with the Discalced Carmelite Friars of San Antonio and Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, MSpS, presiding.
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Father James Hynes, OFM, dies at 76
Father Jim Hynes, OFM, died peacefully October 2 at Padua Place retirement home, where he resided for the last several months. He was 76 years old.
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Seven developments named winners of 2021 ULI Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Housing has announced seven winning residential projects for the 2021 Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing Awards, which was celebrated at the ULI Fall Meeting in Chicago October 11–14.
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