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Archdiocese breaks ground, blesses site of Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine
Blessed Stanley Rother was a priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and beginning in 1968, he served the faithful at a mission in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, sponsored by the archdiocese. He was brutally murdered there in 1981.
North Dakota university to name health sciences school for Italian saint
The University of Mary announced Nov. 1, All Saints' Day, that it would name the health sciences school in honor of St. Gianna Beretta Molla as it opened a fundraising campaign for the program.
Family prayer, reading lives of saints inspire vocations, says sister
How many Catholic parents today encourage their young children to consider a vocation to the priesthood or religious life? Sister Emily Beata Marsh's parents did, giving her the freedom to be open to the possibility.
Three generations of Catholic women marry in same church with same dress
Gabrielle Campo Hillman already knew what dress she would wear for her wedding earlier this year: a hand-sewn gown first worn by her grandmother in 1961, and then by her mother in 1986.
Murdered Jesuits inspired work, faith of Massachusetts congressman
This summer, when U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern took a congressional delegation to El Salvador to study the causes of migration, he planned a stop for the group at the place where six Jesuit priests who greatly influenced his work and faith are buried.
Indian bishop denies claims of misconduct, says accusers oppose reforms
A Catholic bishop in southern India has dismissed allegations of being a womanizer and fathering two children; he says the claims are a retaliatory response from priests opposed to his administrative reforms.
Teen spends final days reaching out to vulnerable, poor on city streets
When 19-year-old Nicholas Peters of San Carlos understood that his life would not be a long one, he decided to spend the days that might be left to him ministering to the forgotten and the hopeless on the streets of San Francisco.
Religious vocations endure despite distractions, scandal
Despite decades of declining numbers, religious life continues to attract young people who view God's call as "not limiting, but freeing," say several men's and women's vocation directors in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
St. Francis Xavier Annual 40 Hours Devotion
St. Francis Xavier will be hosting its annual 40 Hours devotion from the conclusion of its 1130AM mass to the closing benediction on Tuesday, November 12th.
Slum Jesus to be part of Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival in 2020
One of Brazil's most traditional samba schools -- the popular associations that organize annual Carnival parades in the country -- announced that the theme of its 2020 performance would be the story of Jesus taken to a Rio de Janeiro slum.