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cathstan.org | Jenna Cooper |Wilton Cardinal Gregory |Msgr. John Enzler
Explaining the roots of her interest in architecture, Caroline Albrecht, a member of the class of 2025 at Connelly School of the Holy Child in Potomac, Maryland, said, “Since I was a kid, I was always interested in design games, LEGOs and building things.”Her first LEGO set was a house. “I loved the creativity aspect,” she said.
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cathstan.org | Jenna Cooper |Wilton Cardinal Gregory |Msgr. John Enzler
Joseph Watkins, an 18-year-old senior at St. Anselm’s Abbey School in Washington, will graduate this spring and enter the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, following a recent decision to pursue military service. He said he feels both “really excited” and “really nervous” as he prepares for the next chapter in his life. Known among teachers and peers for his motivation and intellect, Watkins completed 14 Advanced Placement courses and thrived on the academic rigor.
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news.diocesetucson.org | Jenna Cooper
Q: In a recent article, you quoted the Code of Canon Law for what constitutes a valid non sacramental marriage. I'm not sure if you know this, but the Jewish marriage document -- the ketubah -- is essentially a prenuptial agreement that outlines the protections the spouses are to receive should either one initiate divorce proceedings. This means there is nothing essentially lifelong about the agreement that two Jews enter into when they get married.
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thebostonpilot.com | Carol Glatz |Lucia Silecchia |Jenna Cooper
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors hopes to deliver a "Universal Guidelines Framework for Safeguarding" to Pope Leo XIV later this year, the commission said.
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thebostonpilot.com | Carol Glatz |Lucia Silecchia |Jenna Cooper
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Because of its universal character and outlook, the Catholic Church can be a driving force for building communion between the church of Rome and the local churches as well as fostering friendly relationships in the world community, Pope Leo XIV told members of the Vatican Secretariat of State.
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thebostonpilot.com | Cindy Wooden |Lucia Silecchia |Jenna Cooper
ROME (CNS) -- The Council of Nicaea 1,700 years ago recognized that Christian unity had to be based on a common faith and should be demonstrated by a common celebration of Easter, the most sacred feast of the Christian year, said speakers at a Rome conference. Yet as Christians mark the anniversary of the council, held in 325, they celebrate their common profession of the basics of faith in the Creed adopted at Nicaea while also continuing to experience division, said Paul L.
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thebostonpilot.com | Cindy Wooden |Lucia Silecchia |Jenna Cooper
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held their first telephone conversation June 4 with the pope encouraging Putin to make a gesture to show he is serious about peace with Ukraine, the Vatican press office said. "I confirm that this afternoon there was a telephone conversation between Pope Leo XIV and President Putin," said Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office.
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thebostonpilot.com | Simone Orendain |Lucia Silecchia |Jenna Cooper
CHICAGO (OSV News) -- The Augustinian order has been in the spotlight since May 8, the day one of its own was elected pope. Interest in Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, has been steady, and so have the inquiries into joining the U.S. provinces of the men's Order of St. Augustine. Augustinian Father Jeremy Hiers of the Province of St. Thomas of Villanova on the East Coast said in the weeks since then-Cardinal Robert F.
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thebostonpilot.com | Kimberley A. Heatherington |Lucia Silecchia |Jenna Cooper
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(OSV News) -- While the world is still just getting to know him, first impressions appear to hint that Pope Leo XIV doesn't seem like a pontiff to say, "I told you so."But maybe he did.
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thebostonpilot.com | Cindy Wooden |Lucia Silecchia |Jenna Cooper
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Although Pope Francis already set Aug. 3 as the date to declare the sainthood of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, Pope Leo XIV will hold a meeting with cardinals to approve his canonization and that of seven other people. The meeting, known as an "ordinary public consistory," is scheduled for June 13, the Vatican announced.
