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Month: September 2023

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Why is this far-left political activist a guest at the Synod?

September 30, 2023 Cosimo Brancaleoni 35

With 464 participants, the next Synod, which begins on October 4th, is likely to be one of the busiest ever. So much so that the venue had to be moved from the so-called Synod Hall […]

The Dispatch

Free will and the drama of sin

September 30, 2023 Carl E. Olson 11

On the Readings for Sunday, October 1, 2017 […]

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Pope Francis calls silence ‘essential’ at prayer vigil for Synod on Synodality

September 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

The Sept. 30 prayer service, called “Together,” which was organized by the ecumenical community Taizé, included eight minutes of silence for personal prayer. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Sep 30, 2023 / 14:15 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis told… […]

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We asked the new cardinals: How should the Church evangelize the world today?

September 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 4

Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals for the Catholic Church on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. The men, whose ages range from 49 to 96, come from 15 different countries and five continents. / Vatican Media

Vatican City, Sep 30, 2023 / 12:45 pm (CNA… […]

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Judge rules against rural Catholic community in dispute with local authorities in Michigan

September 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 6

Catholic families and other individuals share a common way of life on a five-acre property called Cottonwood Farm in Washtenaw County, Michigan. / Credit: Lucas Larson

Detroit, Mich., Sep 30, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Five Catholic families seekin… […]

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Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, expanding body’s geographic diversity

September 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals from across the world at a Saturday morning consistory in St. Peter’s Square (Sept. 30, 2023). / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Sep 30, 2023 / 07:53 am (CNA).
Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals from… […]

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News Briefs

Data show Americans want larger families even as fertility rates remains at historic lows

September 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 30, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Americans are increasingly of the view that families should be having more children. Yet most seem unwilling to do the job themselves. That’s the takeawa… […]

The Dispatch

St. Jerome: Knight of Sacred Scripture

September 30, 2023 David G. Bonagura, Jr. 3

History rightly remembers St. Jerome (c.347-420) for compiling the Vulgate, the all-Latin edition of the Bible. In this endeavor that took decades, Jerome was the first to insist on translating the Old Testament directly from […]

Essay

The San Damiano Crucifix: A Theological and Spiritual Interpretation

September 29, 2023 Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM., Cap. 8

This Cross painted on wood initially hung in the Church of San Damiano, situated half way between hillside town of Assisi above and the Spoletan Valley below. It came to prominence when Jesus spoke to […]

The Dispatch

Down Syndrome Awareness Month spreads joy and hope

September 29, 2023 Susan Ciancio 5

In pro-life circles, October is known as Respect Life Month. Yet we know that respecting the life of every human being goes hand in hand with another celebration during the month of October, and that […]

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