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Since ’47, donor has asked flowers be put at Mary statue for Mother’s Day
For the past 69 years, flowers have shown up at the statue of Mary courtesy of an anonymous donor. Though parishioners enjoy the sight of the lovely flowers, no one has figured out who the donor is.
Pope says Fatima visit is pilgrimage of peace and hope
In a video message to the people of Portugal, Pope Francis said he would visit Fatima as a pilgrim of peace and to entrust the world to Mary's immaculate heart.
Text of Pope Francis’ prayer at site of Fatima apparitions
Here is the Catholic News Service translation of the prayer Pope Francis wrote and was to recite May 12 at the Little Chapel of the Apparitions in Fatima, Portugal.
Italian archdiocese, five religious orders to divest from fossil fuels
The announcement came as part of a broader global divestment campaign running May 5-13 that finds organizations pulling funds from companies involved in the extraction of coal, oil and natural gas, and turning to firms developing renewable energy instead.
South Korean Catholics hope new president can unify nation
Catholics in South Korea have high expectations for unity, equality and an end to corruption under the country's newly elected president, Moon Jae-in.
Ratify test ban as step toward eliminating nukes, Vatican official says
"The Holy See cannot but lament the fact that the potential devastation caused by the use of nuclear weapons so clearly identified over 40 years ago has not been relegated to history," Msgr. Janusz Urbanczyk told government representatives meeting in Vienna.
Catholics, Orthodox must work toward unity in diversity, pope says
Recalling his visit April 28-29 to Cairo, Pope Francis expressed his appreciation for the agreement he and Pope Tawadros signed ending a long disagreement between the two churches over the sacrament of baptism.
Mary teaches people to hope in life’s darkest moments, pope says
Mary, like many mothers throughout the world, is an example of strength and courage in accepting new life and in sharing the suffering of their children, Pope Francis said.
U.S. seminarians run across Italy to help displaced families in Iraq
The one-day run raised close to $30,000 with the added help of an anonymous donor who matched every dollar pledged by individual benefactors.
Cause for Fr. Bill Atkinson’s Canonization
Come learn about Fr. Bill Atkinson, O.S.A. and his newly opened diocesan process of The Cause of Beatification and Canonization.