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Normally, the Church celebrates the feast of the Annunciation of the Lord every March 25. It commemorates the archangel Gabriel's announcement to the Virgin Mary of her divine maternity. Why has the feast been postponed to April 8 this year?...
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We cannot appropriately use our understanding of past texts to judge the living Magisterium, otherwise, we end up severely misunderstanding and misrepresenting the Catholic faith....
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Pope Francis pens preface of book on St Paul VI, which collects the homilies that Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, gave from 2008 to 2014 on the anniversary of the passing of St Paul VI....
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Towards the end of Sacrosanctum Concilium, there is a simple, solo statement which states the rite of the consecration of virgins found in the Pontifical be revised. This unassuming kernel led to the rebirth of the Ordo virginum. ...
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24 August is not only Ukraine Day, but it also marks a year and a half since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Elizabeth Harrison offers us an overview of the way in which religion is woven into the fabric of the history, culture and relationships...
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The first Jesuit pope in history will eventually be the eighth Roman Pontiff entombed in St Mary Major, joining - among others - the Church's very first Franciscan pope...
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On Sunday 12 November, St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta, was transformed into a resplendent haven of musical enchantment, echoing with harmonious melodies to mark an historic celebration—the 125th anniversary of the Cathedral Pipe Organ. ...
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Every year, the Friars of St Francis hold a nine-day Novena in honour of St Francis, going through the life of the Saint, participating in adoration of the Blessed Eucharist, and finally ending on the feast of his transitus, his glorious entrance into eternal splendour....
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In its fundamental and most traditional sense, the Eucharist is a meal of eating and drinking, a sacrum convivium, gathered around a table...