Archive for November 11, 2012

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By Carl Bunderson

Bishop Gendron: St. Kateri Mass began healing of Canadian divisions

Canadians from the country’s First Nations and those of European descent took an important step toward reconciliation when they gathered... Read more

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Benedictine nun St. Gertrude the Great honored Nov. 16

On Nov. 16 the Catholic Church celebrates the memory of a distinguished medieval nun and writer in the Benedictine monastic... Read more

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Pope Benedict highlights faith, charity bond

In his Nov. 11 Angelus address, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on Sunday’s Mass readings featuring two poor widows who provide... Read more

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During his Angelus address on Jan. 19, 2025, at the Vatican, Pope Francis thanked those who mediated the latest cease-fire in Gaza and expressed his hope that all hostages “may finally return home and embrace their loved ones” and for the opening of humanitarian corridors into Gaza.

Pope Francis thanks mediators for brokering latest cease-fire deal in Gaza  

On Feb. 3, 2025, at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Father John Yongli Chen will celebrate an evening Mass in Mandarin, his native language, in recognition of the Chinese New Year. Chen is pastor of St. Ann Parish in Ortonville, Michigan.

Michigan parish celebrates Chinese New Year with Mass in Mandarin

Catholics attend Mass via the Apostleship of the Sea Ministry in Honolulu, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024.

Hawaii’s seafarer ministry brings pastoral relief to island’s ‘invisible’ fishing industry

The newly ordained Bishop Frederik Hansen is presented to the congregation at St. Olav’s Cathedral in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2024.

Cardinal Parolin ordains new bishop of Oslo, highlighting Holy Spirit’s guidance

Pope Francis greets new Swiss Guards as they prepare to be sworn in on May 6, 2024, at the Vatican.

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Abbé Pierre, born Henri Marie Joseph Grouès in 1912, was a prominent French Catholic priest. He died in 2007. Allegations of sexual abuse were first publicly reported in 2024.

French bishops request criminal probe into abuse claims against Abbé Pierre

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin.

Catholic bishops appeal for calm ahead of Benin’s 2026 elections

The Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center.

Catholic leaders welcome Gaza ceasefire and renewed Holy Land pilgrimages

U.S. Supreme Court.

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