The Eucharist, as the source and summit of Christian life, has much to teach us about waiting.
A Eucharistic Word: Waiting
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist
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Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including abortion pill ban
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News
A Wyoming judge ruled Nov. 18 that two state laws restricting abortion — including one banning chemical or medication abortions — violated the state’s constitution and could not be enforced.
Kenyan Catholic Church rejects President Ruto’s financial donation
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News
A disagreement between the Catholic bishops in Kenya and the government has taken a new twist, with the church rejecting a $40,000 donation from President William Ruto.
Franciscan Father Vincent de Paul Cushing dies at 90
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries
A funeral Mass for Franciscan Father Vincent de Paul Cushing will be offered at noon on Nov. 23 at St. Camillus Church in Silver Spring. Father Cushing died Nov. 14. He was 90.
Pope approves simplified rites for papal funeral, burial
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News
Pope Francis, who will celebrate his 88th birthday in December, has approved simplified liturgical rites for the death of a pontiff.
Laity, women do not ‘rank’ last in the church, pope says at general audience
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
There are no second-class Christians, Pope Francis said. The laity, including women, and the clergy all have special gifts to edify the church in unity and holiness.
Pope: Interreligious dialogue key to peace, youth education
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News
As the world faces the persistent threat of nuclear conflict, people of faith must unite in advocating for peace and fostering dialogue, Pope Francis said.
Pope meets Ukrainian first lady, decries war as ‘shameful tragedy’
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News
With Ukraine’s first lady seated in the front row, Pope Francis told people at his general audience that it is “a shameful tragedy for all humanity” that Russia’s war on Ukraine has lasted more than 1,000 days.
Pope says he’ll canonize Acutis, Frassati, host meeting on child’s rights
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Saints, Vatican, World News
Pope Francis announced that he will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati next year and that the Vatican will host a world meeting on the rights of the child Feb. 3.
Observation of holy day of obligation for Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception moved to Dec. 9 this year
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Local News, News, Worship & Sacraments
Archbishop William E. Lori announced that the observance of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be transferred to Dec. 9 this year.
In my end is my beginning
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary
For those of us who have been united through baptism to the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the last day of each of our lives does not fade away into eternal night but opens onto a new day, at the height of which we will rest in the glorious splendor of the perpetual light of God, every moment of our lives on this earth held in his eternal memory.
A pilgrim reflects upon traveling hundreds of miles with the Eucharist
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist
As one of the perpetual pilgrims who traveled with him for the entire two months, I got to experience the adventure of a lifetime.
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