Magnifica Humanitas Part III:
The Church respects the autonomy of the political, the social, and the economic spheres, but does not understand them as entirely disconnected from the purpose of the Creator, which is...
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The Most Recent Papal Encyclical: Magnifica Humanitas Part II
Leo XIV approaches the new technology presented by digitalization, artificial intelligence, and robotics as new tools transforming our world, in a manner analogous to the transformation that occurred in the...
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The Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Solemnity of her Assumption
The feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is both ancient and new. The belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was received body and soul into the...
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St. Charbel Makhlouf and the Church’s Rich Heritage
The veneration of this increasingly popular saint from Lebanon is a reminder of the rich liturgical heritage of the Catholic Church. The Maronite Church is one of the 24 autonomous...
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The Camino of Saint James
July 25th, according to the General Roman Calendar of the Catholic Church, is the feast day of Saint James “the Great,” apostle. In 2027, the feast will fall on a...
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The Holy Spouses of July
During the month of July, the Catholic Church celebrates 4 feast days that commemorate the sanctity of married couples: Saints Joachim and Anne, the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary;...
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The Final Apparition to Bernadette at Lourdes
The first apparition of Our Lady to the young girl (later Saint) Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879) took place at the grotto of Massabielle, by the River Gave de Pau, outside of...
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The Cause of Sigrid Undset
On July 9, the Bishop of Oslo, Norway, announced his intention to open the diocesan phase of the investigation for the cause for the canonization of Sigrid Undset (1882-1949), a...
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The Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ
The Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Lay people can respectfully request that this Mass be utilized by priests for the edification of the faithful, especially during the...
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Martyrs of the Church in China
On October 1, in Rome, during the year of the Great Jubilee (2000), Pope St. John Paul II canonized 120 martyrs of the Church in China. These great witnesses of...
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Bishop John Carroll’s Prayer for Our Government
John Carroll was born in upper Marlboro, Maryland, in 1735. He became the first (and only) Catholic bishop of the United States of America in 1789, and upon the creation...
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The Feast of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More, Martyrs
St. Thomas More, pray for us! St. John Fisher, pray for us!
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The Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, and the Pallium
In the General Roman Calendar, June 29 is the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles. An additional feast commemorating St. Peter (i.e., “The Chair of St. Peter”) is observed...
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