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yesterdayOn the 40th anniversary of the murder of four American missionaries in El Salvador, Vatican officials, including Pope Francis, have praised the women as martyrs and models of evangelization and of... -
yesterdayWhile sin may distort and disfigure the image of Christ that every person bears, it does not completely erase it, nor does it remove people from God's abundant mercy, Pope Francis said. -
2 days agoThe approval decades ago of a Zairean rite of the Roman Missal demonstrated that it is possible also to develop a rite for the Amazon region, Pope Francis said in a preface to a new book.
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17 hours agoWASHINGTON (CNS) — The Supreme Court Dec. 3 said federal judges should take another look... -
18 hours agoWASHINGTON (CNS) — In a school year turned upside down by the pandemic, groups of... -
18 hours agoNEW YORK (CNS) — The comedy “Half Brothers” (Focus) feels half-baked. Though director Luke Greenfield’s...
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9 hours agoDaniel Ibanez His Eminence Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, June 27, 2019. The most dramatic accusations leveled against Cardinal Becciu have yet to be... -
12 hours agoJoaquín María Herrer y Rodríguez, “Checkmate,” 1887 “This King does not allow himself to be taken,” said St. Teresa, “except by one who surrenders wholly to him.” -
13 hours agoAndreas Dueren Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki, the president of the Polish Bishops Conference, in Vatican City during the Synod of Bishops on October 12, 2015. The archbishop praised people who not...
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December 3
At this time each year, Hazel Ilustrisimo Luayon makes several batches of her light and airy macaroons and sweet and rich hazelnut brownie cupcakes with an extra ingredient: a large helping of prayer. Usually, Hazel Ilustrisimo Luayon brings these divine delicacies to a bake sale that she coordinates on the first weekend of December to benefit the Discalced Carmelites of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel in Morristown, also known as the Carmelite Sisters.Read More -
December 3
For nine days, from Dec. 15 to 23, faithful around the Diocese will join together for the Filipino tradition of a nine-day novena called “Simbang Gabi” during Advent in preparation for the Nativity of Jesus Christ. Masses will be celebrated in 16 parishes and one monastery as part of the inter-parish “Simbang Gabi,” also known as “Misa de Gallo” or “Dawn Mass,” coordinated by the Diocesan Commission for Catholic Filipino Ministries (DCCFM).Read More -
December 3
Bishop Kevin Sweeney made a pastoral visit to St. Simon Parish in Green Pond Nov. 26 where he celebrated the morning Mass for Thanksgiving Day. Concelebrating the Mass was Father Richard Bay, pastor.Read More
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