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‘Feast of the Miracle’ in Argentina attracts more than half a million pilgrims

More than 300 years old, the feast of Our Lord and the Virgin of the Miracle is one of the most popular in Argentina. / Credit: Archdiocese of Salta, Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sep 17, 2024 / 15:55 pm (CNA). More than...

Pope Francis appoints special envoy for Quebec Archdiocese’s 350th anniversary celebrations

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, archbishop of Marseille, France, as the Holy See’s special envoy for the Quebec Archdiocese’s jubilee celebrations to take place Sept. 20–22, 2024. / Credit: Laurent Coust/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Rome Newsroom, Sep 17,...

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What St. Augustine did to avoid gossip and foul language in his home

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Why do Catholics say certain phrases three times during Mass?

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Opus Dei prelate responds to those who consider group ‘conservative, powerful and secretive’

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Nicaraguan dictatorship eliminates tax exemptions for Catholic and Evangelical churches

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Freemasonry: why the Church prohibits membership

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Aug. 22 marks International Day of Victims of Religious Persecution

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Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua shuts down 1,500 nonprofits and exiles two more priests

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Church asks Mexican president-elect to promote reconciliation to ‘achieve social peace’

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‘A Short History of the Roman Mass’: New book explores evolution of the Mass

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International Eucharistic Congress to put Christ at the center of the life of the world

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870 attacks against the Catholic Church reported in Nicaragua since 2018

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Venezuela election: UN panel finds lack of ‘transparency and integrity’

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