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‘Mountaintop Mass’ celebrated to honor Father McGivney draws 1,000
More than 1,000 people gathered on top of Holy Land USA as Archbishop Leonard P. Blair celebrated Mass to honor Father Michael McGivney, a candidate for sainthood, founder of the Knights of Columbus and a native of Waterbury.
Filipinos welcome U.S. vow to return historic Catholic church bells
Filipinos welcomed an announcement by the United States that it planned to soon return church bells seized by American troops as trophies during the Philippine-American War more than a century ago.
Discalced Carmelites use time-honored skills to construct new monastery
The Carmelites are building a community in Fairfield to accommodate their growing numbers that have maximized their monastery in Elysburg. Pa.
Myanmar cardinal backs pope’s opposition to death penalty
The Catholic Church should never compromise its fundamental belief in the right to life, including on the issue of capital punishment, Cardinal Bo said in a statement.
Chaldean Catholic synod offers thanks for return of displaced Christians
The Chaldean Catholic Church concluded a weeklong synod in Baghdad offering thanks to God for the return of numerous displaced Christians to their hometowns in the Ninevah Plain.
British Columbia residents ‘broken’ as wildfire destroys homes, church
Bishop Hector Vila said all residents were evacuated safely, but many structures, including buildings at St. Theresa Mission, were destroyed in the blaze.
Gaudete Et Exsulate
The first session will attempt to capture the high points of the Pope’s teaching, setting the stage for the participants’ reading the document for themselves.
Sexual abuse by monks covered up at schools in England, inquiry finds
The "appalling sexual abuse" of children as young as 7 was covered up in two leading Benedictine-run schools in England to protect the reputations of predatory monks, a government-backed investigation concluded.
The Divine Dance – Richard Rohr, O.F.M
You are invited to join in a discussion of this text which has the potential of changing, not only your understanding of the Trinity, but of changing your life! Are you ready, not only to join in the dance, but to become the dance as well?
Blessing of the Animals set for Feast of St. Francis
Pets and their owners are invited to the Mary Garden at Daylesford Abbey, Paoli, Oct. 6 for a special blessing in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. Braxton Animal Works will provide treats for pets.