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September 6, 2016

Convent welcomes first Sisters in 40 years

A Norfolk convent has welcomed five prospective Sisters, almost doubling its numbers. The additions to the Daughters of Divine Charity brings the total number at the Swaffham convent from seven…
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September 5, 2016

Catholic Nun who devoted her life to helping Haiti’s poor Shot Dead in Haiti

A missionary from Spain who devoted her life to helping the poor in Haiti was fatally shot at a crowded intersection in the Caribbean country's capital Friday. Jean Bruner Noel,…
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September 3, 2016

Key bishop: 'We don't know' if Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil is still alive

As the situation in Yemen continues to worsen, Bishop Paul Hinder on Friday requested prayers for priests, for the Missionaries of Charity, and for kidnapped priest Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, whose…
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September 3, 2016

Mother Teresa’s canonization portrait – and what the artist thought of her

The canonization portrait of Bl. Mother Teresa, a copy of which will hang from St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, is meant to reflect her joy and her selflessness, said the…
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September 1, 2016

Pope Francis proposes new work of mercy: care for our common home

Holy Father makes proposal in message on World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Pope Francis is proposing adding care for the environment to the traditional, Gospel-inspired works…
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August 31, 2016

Man who experienced second miracle from Mother Teresa speaks

The man who experienced the second miracle attributed to Mother Teresa has shared his story with the world. Marcilio Haddad Andrino was the dying man who experienced a miracle attributed…
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August 31, 2016

Turkey gives early release to man convicted of murdering priest

Witnesses say 16 year-old Oguzhan Akdin shouted 'Allahu Akbar' while he shot the priest twice in the head A man imprisoned for killing an Italian Catholic priest in Turkey was…
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August 29, 2016

Heartbroken couple forcibly separated after 62-years of marriage

Wolf and Anita Gottschalk have been forcibly separated for eight months, leaving a ripple of broken hearts across the internet. The Gottschalks have been married for 62-years. When they were…
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