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St. Maria Goretti: Remembering one of the youngest Catholic saints
by Maisy Sullivan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 5, 2022 / 15:00 pm Catholics worldwide celebrate the feast day of one of the youngest saints on July 6: St. Maria Goretti. At just 11 years old, she died a martyr after being fatally stabbed. Today, the Church recognizes her example of …
His own father murdered, Catholic archbishop speaks against death penalty
CNA Staff, Sep 6, 2020 / 04:00 am MT (CNA).- In 1948, Fred Naumann was the assistant manager of a St. Louis liquor store. One night, a week before Christmas, Naumann told an employee to help unload a delivery truck. When the employee refused, Naumann fired him. They argued, and …
Being Pro Life: Capital Punishment: Is It Truly Justice? Part II
The story below is Part II of two powerful personal interviews. On the other side of the courtroom, Bill Pelke stands with those who have lost loved ones to violent crime. Bill’s grandmother, Nana, was attacked by a group of teenage girls who skipped school one afternoon, looking for money …
Today’s Video: Confessing the Same Sins Over and Over Again
We’re already approaching the Fourth Sunday of Easter. We’ve experienced to 40 days of Lent, the wonderful joy of Easter, yet have we changed? In today’s video from Fr. Mike, he discusses why confessing the same sins over and over isn’t entirely a bad thing. He also offers some ways …
God forgives and expects you to do the same, pope says
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Opening one’s heart to God’s forgiveness means also being willing to forgive others, Pope Francis said. “If I am not capable of forgiving, I’m not capable of being forgiven,” he said March 10 in the homily at his early morning Mass …
New Project Rachel outreach aims to help others hurt by abortion
By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph Project Rachel, an outreach ministry of the archdiocesan Family and Respect Life Office, has been ministering to post-abortive women in this archdiocese for nearly 20 years. Its retreats have helped many women return to their faith by sharing with them the message of God’s …