
Today is National Star Wars Day and many of the film’s fans will be offering the movie’s famous greeting ,“May the force be with you,” or its pun for the day, “May the fourth be with you.” Judging by world conditions and the strife that abounds both at home and abroad, we could use some force and power to bring relief, order, and justice to our beleaguered globe.
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A 20 year-old Mexican woman who was recently crowned as a beauty queen in her native town has decided to give it all up for the religious life.
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On May 12, 2017, the United Nations World Apostolate of Fatima Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima will be carried into Conference Room 2 at the UN for a two-hour event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the apparitions at Fatima. What most people don’t know is that she’s been here before – in 1952 – and she has been orchestrating a return journey ever since.
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In spite of the long history of violence against Christians in Egypt, Pope Francis has opted not to use an armored vehicle during his two-day visit to Cairo at the end of this week.
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The Fatima Seers (L/R) Lucia dos Santos, Francisco and Jacinta Marto
The Vatican has just confirmed that Blesseds Francisco and Jacinta Marto will be canonized on May 12-13 during Pope Francis' visit to Fatima, Portugal.
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The Supreme Court’s newest member, Justice Neil Gorsuch, participated in one the most significant religious freedom cases of this term when oral arguments were presented in a case involving whether or not state benefit programs could exclude churches.
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Christ mosaic in sanctuary of Basilica of Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC
For only the second time in the history of the Catholic Church in America, the U.S. bishops are calling for a convocation of Catholic leaders from all walks of life and every corner of America to "convene, challenge, and motivate Catholic leaders” to embrace the full vision of what it means to be Catholic and to proclaim the Church's vision of the human person.
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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) reports that the Church welcomed thousands of catechumens and candidates into the fold at the Easter Vigil Mass this past weekend.
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St. Mark's Cathedral, Alexandria, Egypt
The widow of a man who was killed during the deadly Palm Sunday terrorist attacks in Egypt on Palm Sunday has publicly forgiven the perpetrators of the bombing.
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New statistics released by the Vatican confirm that the number of Catholics grew between 2010 and 2015 and now comprise nearly 18 percent of the world’s population.
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