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Musical initiative encourages University of Maryland students to start their weeks off on a good note

Franciscan Father Joseph Nangle, national peace and justice figure, dies at 92

Donna Toliver Grimes, Catholic official remembered as ‘bright light’ for her faith and work, dies at 70

Photo Gallery: Walk with Mary procession and Mass honors Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas

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‘You are the light of our Church,’ Cardinal Pizzaballa tells Gaza Christians

Pope, bishops, hundreds of faithful pray for victims of shocking Christmas market attack

Pope will receive outgoing US President Biden at Vatican Jan. 10

Catholics praised for ‘unwavering solidarity’ through 2024 natural disasters

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Pope, suffering a cold, focuses on mothers and children before Christmas

Pope declares 16 new saints killed during French Revolution

Chicago Cardinal says standing, not kneeling, for Communion a 'powerful symbolic expression'

Jesus is the path and destination for Jubilee pilgrims, pope says

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New Netflix film presents the life of the Virgin Mary

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Care for Creation

Siena College symposium answers ‘Earth’s cry’ with ‘humanity’s call’ to care for creation

The Eucharist can recommit the faithful to care of creation, say bishops

Faith in God must lead to respect for creation, patriarch says

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