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The Catholic Roots of Halloween: Understanding its Origins and Celebrating with Faith

The Catholic Roots of Halloween: Understanding its Origins...

When Halloween comes around each year, Catholics may have questions about its origins...

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Beyond Ghost Stories: The Spiritual Yearning in Students’ Halloween Obsession

Beyond Ghost Stories: The Spiritual Yearning in Students’...

As a high school theology teacher, every October brings a predictable but fascinating...

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St. Wolfgang

St. Wolfgang

St. Wolfgang was born around 934 AD in the region of what is now Germany. From a...

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The Great Warning: A Horrifying Grace

The Great Warning: A Horrifying Grace

One of the unfortunate realities of “Catholic movies” crossing the Rubicon and making...

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Pope to Vatican confessors: 'Always forgive'

Pope to Vatican confessors: 'Always forgive'

Addressing the community of the Vatican College of Penitentiaries, Pope Francis...

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8 dead, 20 missing in Myanmar boat tragedy

8 dead, 20 missing in Myanmar boat tragedy

On October 20, at least 8 citizens fleeing conflict near the Burmese island of Kyauk...

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Vatican's Deepavali message: Let's join hands as children of God

Vatican's Deepavali message: Let's join hands as children...

The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue sends well wishes to those celebrating...

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Vatican and Czech Republic Accord to ensure religious freedom

Vatican and Czech Republic Accord to ensure religious freedom

Signed by the Vatican Secretary of State and the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic,...

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Holy See ‘shares the suffering’ of Lebanese people

Holy See ‘shares the suffering’ of Lebanese people

At an international conference on the crisis in Lebanon, the Holy See says it is...

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Three Misunderstood Sins Explained by Our Lady of La Salette: Part II

Three Misunderstood Sins Explained by Our Lady of La Salette:...

Those who drive carts cannot speak without putting the name of my Son in the middle....

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Facing the Challenges of Divine Love

Facing the Challenges of Divine Love

He went away sad. (Mark 10:22) I really thought that I had done all that Jesus was...

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Our Submission to the Papacy: A Reflection for the Feast of Pope Saint JPII

Our Submission to the Papacy: A Reflection for the Feast...

On May 13th, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot four times by Mehmet Ali Ağca as he...

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Three Misunderstood Sins Explained by Our Lady of La Salette: Part I

Three Misunderstood Sins Explained by Our Lady of La Salette:...

The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul.The decree of the LORD is trustworthy,giving...

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St. Mary Salome

St. Mary Salome

St. Mary Salome, one of the women who followed Jesus during His ministry, was the...

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Cardinal Hollerich: Church is rooted in places and cultures

Cardinal Hollerich: Church is rooted in places and cultures

The Synod’s General rapporteur, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, presents the third...

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St. Egidio Community brings 51 Syrian refugees to Rome

St. Egidio Community brings 51 Syrian refugees to Rome

The Community of St. Egidio has welcomed a group of 51 Syrian refugees to Rome as...

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Bishop of Kharkiv expresses gratitude to Pope Francis for appeals for peace in Ukraine

Bishop of Kharkiv expresses gratitude to Pope Francis for...

Bishop Pavlo Honcharuk of Kharkiv, Ukraine, reflects on Pope Francis' words during...

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Holy See supporting future Convention on crimes against humanity

Holy See supporting future Convention on crimes against...

The Vatican Permanent Observer to the United Nations reaffirms that the Holy See...