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The Story of St. Columba and the Book of Kells

June 9, 2023 Father Seán Connolly 9

Ireland is known as the “Land of Saints and Scholars” because of the vital role the island nation played in preserving the light of faith and learning in the midst of Europe’s dark age. 500 […]

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Was this Italian Easter sweet miraculously invented by an Irish saint?

April 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

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Rome Newsroom, Apr 8, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA).
The quintessential Easter treat in Italy is a dove-shaped sweet bread known as the “Colomba di Pasqua” — or “Easter dove” in English.The fluffy dough can include nu… […]

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St. Columba’s 1,500-year-old legacy includes this new Scottish Catholic pilgrimage

June 19, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Pilgrims traveled on foot and by ferry from the Scottish west coast, across the Isle of Mull, and to Iona Abbey during the Brecbannoch Pilgrimage June 11–13. / Sancta Familia Media

Denver Newsroom, Jun 19, 2022 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Catholic pilgri… […]

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