Archive for July 15, 2023

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By Francesca Pollio Fenton

New Catholic ministry invites the whole family to grow in their faith and in community

Trinity House Community Groups offer families formation, fellowship, and the tools they need to better live out their faith and... Read more

Saint John’s Abbey organ console. Martin Pasi did a project expanding the abbey organ beginning in 2019 and after coming to know the monks, came up with the idea of moving his organ-building operation there.?w=200&h=150

By Jim Graves

Benedictines in the U.S. return to organ building

Saint John’s Abbey Woodworking will join forces with Abbey Organ Builders to build organs and serve as a school for... Read more

The lunette of a side door depicting St. Thomas Aquinas, detail of the facade of the Church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Vatican grants plenary indulgence for St. Thomas Aquinas jubilee celebrations

The indulgence can be obtained by making a pilgrimage to a holy site connected to the Dominican Order to take... Read more

A worshiper waves the flag of China as Pope Francis leaves following the weekly general audience on June 12, 2019, at St. Peter's square in the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares,Matthew Santucci

Pope Francis confirms Shanghai bishop appointed in violation of Vatican-China deal

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin announced on Saturday that Pope Francis wanted to “remedy the canonical irregularity created... Read more

Four men carry a statue of St. Bonaventure during a candlelight procession on July 14, 2023, in Bagnoregio, Italy, his birthplace, on the vigil of the saint's feast day.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Santucci

PHOTOS: Birthplace of St. Bonaventure celebrates his feast day

For the citizens of Bagnoregio, Italy, the birthplace of St. Bonaventure, his July 15 feast is a solemn holy day... Read more