Archive for January 21, 2016

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Want to see the relics of St. Maximilian Kolbe? They're in the US right now

The major relics of Maximilian Kolbe, who was canonized by St. John Paul II, began an 8-month tour Jan. 15-17... Read more

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Watch this video and 'wake up' from indifference to persecuted Christians

A video that shares the testimonies of people who have personally suffered the persecution of Christians in the Middle East... Read more

Pope Francis performing the rite of the washing of feet at a Holy Thursday Mass said at Rebibbia prison, Rome, April 2, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Women may now have their feet washed at Holy Thursday Mass, Pope says

Pope Francis has changed the rules for the Church’s traditional foot-washing ceremony on Holy Thursday, issuing a decree allowing women... Read more

The presentation of the lambs blessed by Pope Francis on the feast of Saint Agnes, Jan. 21, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis celebrates Saint Agnes with blessing of lambs

Pope Francis observed the feast of St. Agnes on Thursday with the time-honored custom of the blessing of lambs, whose... Read more

Pope Francis arrives in Philadelphia in a Fiat. Courtesy of the World Meeting of Families Philadelphia 2015/J. DiGidijunis.?w=200&h=150

The car Pope Francis used in Philly is up for auction

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia and World Meeting of Families have announced that they have a unique way to raise money... Read more

March for Life in Denver, Colo. Jan. 16, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

Is the March for Life still relevant?

It was an event that wasn't supposed to have anniversaries.  Read more

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Scrap tires and pea gravel – Supreme Court to hear religious discrimination claim

The U.S. Supreme Court has announced that it will review a case about a Missouri Christian pre-school which was prohibited... Read more