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You saw the guitar blessing? There was more to that Mass that you missed

by Joe Bukuras, Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 23, 2022 / 14:16 pm Standing in front of the altar and framed by a shimmering backdrop, Father Terrence M. Keehan did an unusual thing at the end of Sunday Mass on Feb. 13. The 65-year-old pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church …
Ukraine major archbishop responds to Russian invasion: ‘The Lord is with us’

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Feb 24, 2022 / 05:00 am God is always on the side of the victims of unjust aggression, the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said on Thursday, hours after Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk supported Ukraine’s right to defend its …
Catholics in Europe react to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Feb 24, 2022 / 06:05 am This story is developing and will continue to be updated. Catholics across Europe have reacted to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with expressions of solidarity with the Ukrainian people and prayers for peace. “Today peace on the whole European continent …
February 23: St. Polycarp of Smyrna

On Feb. 23, the Catholic Church remembers the life and martyrdom of St. Polycarp, a disciple of the apostle and evangelist St. John. Polycarp is celebrated on the same date by Eastern Orthodox Christians, who also honor him as a Saint. Polycarp is known to later generations primarily through the …
Vatican launches global contest to design 2025 Jubilee Year logo

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 22, 2022 / 09:00 am The Vatican is holding a worldwide competition to choose the official logo for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year. A Jubilee is a special Holy Year of grace and pilgrimage in the Catholic Church, which typically takes place every …
What is the FSSP?

by Carl Bunderson Denver Newsroom, Feb 21, 2022 / 10:02 am The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, a society of apostolic life which celebrates the Roman rite according to the liturgical books in force in 1962, published Monday a papal decree confirming their faculty to use those books. The FSSP …
Pope Francis appoints Father Jacques Fabre as new bishop of Charleston

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Feb 22, 2022 / 05:05 am Pope Francis has appointed Father Jacques Fabre as the new Catholic bishop of Charleston, South Carolina. The Vatican announced the 66-year-old priest’s appointment on Feb. 22. Fabre was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. In the early 1990s, he was a chaplain at …
February 20: Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto

Francisco, 11, and Jacinta, 10, are the youngest non-martyrs to be canonized in the history of the Church. The brother and sister, who tended to their families’ sheep with their cousin Lucia Santo in the fields of Fatima, Portugal, witnessed the apparitions of Mary, now commonly known as Our Lady …
February 19: Saint Conrad of Piacenza

Conrad was born into a noble family in northern Italy. He married the daughter of a nobleman, Euphrosyne. One day, while he was hunting, Conrad ordered his attendants to make a fire. The wind carried the flames, which set fire to nearby fields, forests, towns and villages. Upon seeing this, Conrad …
Cardinal Tagle: Evangelization isn’t complicated, it’s ‘a conversation about Jesus’

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Feb 19, 2022 / 12:15 pm Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has encouraged people not to be intimidated by the concept of “evangelization,” but to remember that it can be a simple human interaction or conversation among friends, family, coworkers, or social media followers. “Sometimes we …