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3 weeks ago | 
angelusnews.com | Kurt Jensen |Natalie Romano |Cindy Wooden |Elise Italiano Ureneck
For decades, Dominican Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella immersed herself in the ministry of teaching, not retiring until she was 84. Now, having turned 112 on Easter at Queen of the Rosary Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Dominic in Amityville, New York -- a supercentenarian for two years, and a member of her order since 1931 -- she is, like all members of the body of Christ, still able to participate in the ministry of presence. Her colleagues and family are grateful.
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3 weeks ago | 
angelusnews.com | Elise Italiano Ureneck |Pablo Kay |Carol Glatz
Historically, the celebration of Holy Week, Easter, and the 50 days that follow have represented the zenith of the Christian calendar. But in the year 2025, do Americans care? The state of religious practice in the U.S. depends on who you ask.
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3 weeks ago | 
angelusnews.com | Gina Christian |Natalie Romano |Cindy Wooden |Elise Italiano Ureneck
Faithful are recalling Pope Francis' 2015 apostolic journey to the U.S. as a moving encounter, with an impact still felt a decade later. "Immediately in his presence, everyone was a child of God," Joanne Walsh, associate superintendent for early childhood education for the Archdiocese of New York, told OSV News.
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1 month ago | 
angelusnews.com | Junno Arocho Esteves |Ronald Rolheiser |Elise Italiano Ureneck
A representative of the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal said it is not considering the removal of artwork by Father Marko Rupnik days after the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France announced it would cover mosaics created by the disgraced priest.
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1 month ago | 
angelusnews.com | Ronald Rolheiser |Elise Italiano Ureneck
I was raised a Roman Catholic and essentially inhaled the religious ethos of Roman Catholicism. I went to the seminary, earned theological degrees, and taught theology at a graduate level for a number of years before I ever started making a distinction between “Jesus” and “Christ.” For me, they were always one and the same thing, Jesus Christ.
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1 month ago | 
angelusnews.com | Elise Italiano Ureneck |Ronald Rolheiser
Two years ago, I sleepily walked to the sink to rinse my face after getting out of bed. I looked in the mirror, and to my surprise, there was a sizable yellow spot on the white of my eye. Having no idea what it was, I made an appointment with an ophthalmologist. “Do you spend a lot of time in the sun or at the beach without sunglasses?” she asked. “No, I replied.” “Do you ski a lot?” she inquired. “Not at all,” I said. “Your eyes are severely dry and inflamed.
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1 month ago | 
angelusnews.com | David Ramos |Junno Arocho Esteves |Ronald Rolheiser |Elise Italiano Ureneck
Attacks against Christians, especially Catholics, are on the rise in both Europe and Latin America, according to various reports from specialized organizations. During 2023, the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe documented 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes in 35 European countries. This figure includes 232 personal attacks ranging from harassment and threats to physical violence. Nearly half the attacks occurred in France.
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1 month ago | 
angelusnews.com | Kate Scanlon |Ronald Rolheiser |Elise Italiano Ureneck
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument April 2 in a case concerning South Carolina's attempt to prevent Planned Parenthood from participating in its Medicaid health program, in what could determine the nation's largest abortion provider's ability to use public funds in states that have restricted abortion.
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1 month ago | 
angelusnews.com | Carol Glatz |Fredrick Nzwili |Justin Mclellan |Elise Italiano Ureneck
Change can be frightening, but the Holy Spirit encourages the faithful to face their fears, follow Jesus' light and be "born again," Pope Francis said in a prepared text. "If we do not accept to change, if we close ourselves up in inflexibility, in habits or our ways of thinking, we risk dying. Life resides in the capacity to change to find a new way to love," he said in the catechesis prepared for his general audience March 19.
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1 month ago | 
angelusnews.com | Justin Mclellan |Fredrick Nzwili |Elise Italiano Ureneck
Amid widespread uncertainty and social fragmentation, Pope Francis urged young people to embrace their vocation as "pilgrims of hope," offering their lives generously in service to others and as a response to God's love. Every vocation in the church -- to ordained ministry, consecrated life or life as a layperson -- " is a sign of God's hope for the world and for each of his children," the pope wrote in his message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations to be observed May 11.
