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Inviting neighbors to say rosary together leads to community of prayer

Thursday, February 6, 202005 It was an invitation Erin Joerger never expected to receive from a neighbor: "We're going to watch the Super Bowl and pray the rosary before. Come over."

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Via El Paso bishop, Pope Francis sends rosaries for mass shooting victims

Wednesday, February 5, 2020014 During a January visit with Vatican officials to report on the status of his diocese, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, mentioned to Pope Francis the tragic events...

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Bryant relied on Catholic faith to see him through tough personal times

Monday, January 27, 2020043 As the world mourned the loss of basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others killed in a tragic helicopter crash Jan. 26, many...

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El Paso bishop meets with victims, family members of Texas mass shooting

Tuesday, August 6, 2019050 The bishop of El Paso, Texas, met with the families of those who were killed and wounded during the Aug. 3 shooting at a Walmart in the city where he serves, and in a...

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Bishop calls for prayers after pair of quakes rattle Californians

Wednesday, July 10, 2019037 Bishop Gerald R. Barnes of San Bernardino asked for prayers for those who were put in harm's way by a pair of earthquakes that struck California on consecutive days in...

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Paris archbishop celebrates first Mass in Notre Dame since fire

Monday, June 17, 2019041 The archbishop of Paris wore a hard hat as he celebrated the first Mass in Notre Dame Cathedral since a huge blaze devastated the landmark building in April.

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Ordination of first U.S.-born Hmong-American priest a milestone

Thursday, June 7, 20180118 Hmong-American Catholics came in large numbers to the Cathedral of St. Paul May 26 dressed in native attire to celebrate the first U.S.-born Hmong-American to be...

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Catholic young adult ministry leaders discuss ‘unique moment’

Friday, May 25, 20180103 About 130 leaders of young adult ministries from more than 60 dioceses across the country gathered at the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington May 15-17 for...

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Catholics get chance to celebrate, think about Mary with new feast day

Wednesday, May 9, 20180241 The Catholic Church doesn't often add new celebrations to its pretty full liturgical calendar, but this year's new feast day, Mary, Mother of the Church on May 21, has...

Vietnamese priest serves villagers quarantined for coronavirus