I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. —Charles Dickens In the…
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MEET DEACON CHUCK & YOLANDE DOIDGE
Married for three decades, Deacon Chuck and his wife met each other at a parish event.
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FOCUS CHAPLAIN SAYS YOUNG PEOPLE GATHERED TO GROW IN FAITH IS AWE-INSPIRING
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a couple of short weeks, more than 12,500 people, mostly college students, planned to descend on…
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CHRISTMAS REMINDS US OF HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, POPE SAYS
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The birth of Christ is a reminder for Christians to take a moment and reflect on…
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POPE WRITES TO SYRIAN PRESIDENT, PLEADING FOR PEACE AND AID CORRIDORS
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to do everything possible to end the war in…
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SAINT PROFILE: SAMTHANN
An Irish abbess known for her wisdom, Samthann is thought to have become a nun in Donegal, after a nobleman…
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POPE NAMES FIRST WOMAN TO HEAD VATICAN MUSEUMS
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has chosen, for the first time, a woman to head the Vatican Museums. Barbara…
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‘MERRY CHRISTMAS’ VS. ‘HAPPY HOLIDAYS’
WASHINGTON (CNS) — What’s in a name? Plenty, apparently depending on your political persuasion. A report issued Dec. 19 by…
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BECOMING ST. NICHOLAS
It was to be our family’s first Christmas without Santa Claus and I was dreading it. For more than a…
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THERE YOU WILL FIND ME
It is estimated that Orange County’s homeless population has grown 5 percent since 2013. At St. Martin de Porres Parish,…