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Month: October 2020

Chicago deacons eager to serve God’s people, especially poor, those on margins

27 men were ordained on Sept. 26 during two Masses at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel in Chicago. Cardinal Blase J. Cupich celebrated the first Mass, and Auxiliary Bishop Robert G. Casey, archdiocesan vicar general, celebrated the second Mass.

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Catholic Church, Encyclical, Encyclicals, Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis, Vatican

Pope Francis’s social encyclical sees the need for human fraternity as more than just an abstract concept, but as a concrete path toward peaceful coexistence in a world fraught by war, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

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Bishops tweet good wishes, prayers for Trumps, all suffering from COVID-19

President Donald Trump’s announcement he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19 “is a sobering reminder of our shared vulnerability, but also our common responsibility for the good of one another,” Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich tweeted Oct. 2.

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Saints Newman and Paul’s Logical Minds

Much of the pleasure in writing about John Henry Newman comes from the opportunity to quote his exquisite prose. Consider this statement from a sermon he preached as a young cleric in 1826: . . . men often regard Christianity as a slavish system which is prejudicial to the freedom of thought, the aspirations of[…]

The post Saints Newman and Paul’s Logical Minds appeared first on Catholic Insight.

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Parish Knights rally to restore statues

It’s an incident that caused some despair among St. Patrick’s parishioners, but they would soon receive some solace with the help of local Knights of Columbus.

The despair was caused by a mid-July incident in which vandals damaged a pair of statues lo…

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