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New Wilderness Program for Seminarians Promises to ‘Strengthen Faith and Brotherhood’
The St. Jogues Seminarian Project is open to individual seminarians ages 18-plus from dioceses throughout the country.
Pope Francis: Lent Is a Time to ‘Encounter Wild Beasts and Angels’
The setting of the desert has featured prominently in the Pope’s catechetical series throughout the year and is the main theme of his 2024 Lenten message.
Norway Begins Preparations for Jubilee of St. Olaf in 2030
Olaf Haraldsson, who became King Olaf II of Norway, is celebrated in the Church on July 29
Diocese of Rapid City Announces Death of Bishop Peter Muhich
Bishop Muhich had announced Wednesday that he would be moving into hospice care amid treatment for esophageal and lymphatic cancer.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral Offers Reparation Mass After ‘Scandalous’ Funeral for Trans Activist
On Saturday, the pastor of St. Patrick’s said in a statement on the website of the Archdiocese of New York that Church officials shared in the ‘outrage over the scandalous behavior at a funeral here at St. Patrick’s Cathedral earlier this week.’
Argentine Nun Remembered for Her Smile Considered for Sainthood
Sister Cecilia María of the Holy Face, a Carmelite nun from the province of Neuquén, died from cancer in 2016 at the age of 43.
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