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In Muslim Indonesia, a Catholic monastery has become part of the community

September 1, 2024 Catholic News Agency 5

The Monastery of Gedono receives many guests, both Catholic and Muslim. The sisters have a guesthouse for priests, religious, and laypeople who come for a few days or a week of solitude and prayer. As many as 200 or 300 people attend Sunday Mass… […]

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St. Bernard of Clairvaux: monastic reformer and adviser to popes

August 20, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

St. Bernard of Clairvaux. / Credit: Sistermaryhelen, FAL, via Wikimedia Commons

CNA Staff, Aug 20, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Every year on Aug. 20, the Catholic Church honors St. Bernard of Clairvaux, the 12th-century monk who helped to build up t… […]

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Game, set, God: French athlete trades championship title for abbey life

April 30, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

Elevation of the chalice at a Traditional Latin Mass. / Credit: Wikimedia JoeJ10/CC BY-SA 4.0

CNA Newsroom, Apr 30, 2024 / 11:45 am (CNA).
At the pinnacle of his professional sports career, one French athlete announced his intention to quit vol… […]

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Spanish painter to become Trappist monk after seeing film on cloistered life

February 3, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

José María Méndez of Seville, Spain, will go from painter to Trappist monk, at 53 years old, thanks to the movie “Libres.” / Credit: José María Méndez

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 3, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA).
After lying dormant for decades, the seed of … […]

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Christmas 2023: Handmade gifts from Catholic monasteries

December 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

A religious sister from the Monastery of Bethlehem in Livingston Manor, New York, hand-paints a pitcher. / Credit: Monastery of Bethlehem

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 2, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA).
For unique Christmas gifts that celebrate your Ca… […]

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