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Claiming Land for Christ: On the Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul

November 18, 2022 Dawn Beutner 4

The Catholic Church does something that sounds rather odd on November 18. On that date, the universal Church invites us to celebrate the dedication of the Churches of Saints Peter and Paul in Rome, which […]

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Knoxville bishop hopes restrictions on Masses at St Peter’s Basilica will be reversed

March 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 8

Knoxville, Tenn., Mar 23, 2021 / 04:01 pm (CNA).- Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville expressed his sadness Monday over the restrictions on private Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica, and his hope that they will be […]

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Cruel and (Very) Unusual: On the banning of Masses in the Vatican Basilica

March 19, 2021 George Weigel 36

A week after a bizarre instruction banning early morning Masses at the side altars of the Papal Archbasilica of St. Peter in the Vatican was released (and subsequently posted on the door of the basilica’s […]

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