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A chalk home blessing from the feast of the Epiphany.

How to bless your home on the feast of Epiphany 2025

Jan 5, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The letters and numbers used in the traditional Epiphany blessing have great significance.  Read more

How the Phoenix diocese is helping families celebrate Holy Week at home

Apr 4, 2020

By Mary Farrow

Holy Week this year is going to look different for almost every Catholic in the United States.  Read more

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Pope Francis greets the crowd from the popemobile on Easter Sunday morning, April 20, 2025.

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The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Manila, Philippines.

Filipino cardinals preside over requiem Masses for Pope Francis before heading to Rome

A memorial for Pope Francis is set up at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral of the Coptic Catholics in Qusiya, Egypt.

‘Brother in humanity’: Church leaders in Middle East pay tribute to Pope Francis

Pope Francis prays at the “Garden of Angels” section of the Laurentino Cemetery in Rome on All Souls’ Day, Nov. 2, 2024.

‘Death is not the end of everything’: Vatican releases pope’s reflections on aging, dying

Pope Francis kisses a baby during his weekly general audience on May 10, 2023.

Pope Francis’ grandfatherly advice

Cardinal William Goh speaks during an interview with EWTN News on April 19, 2024, in Singapore.

Cardinal Goh: Pope Francis was dedicated to leading Church’s ‘new evangelization’

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From sede vacante to conclave: Key terms to know at the start of a papal transition

Attendees at the National Catholic Education Association 2024 Convention in Pittsburgh.

National Catholic Education Association to highlight artificial intelligence

Pope Francis speaks the Easter blessing “urbi et orbi” from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, April 20, 2025.

The final hours of Pope Francis: ‘Thank you for bringing me back to the Square’ 

Pope Francis is seen at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 16, 2014.

Pope Francis in his own words: 12 key quotes that defined his 12-year pontificate

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