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Holy Family icon for unity, peace, begins 'pilgrimage' in Middle East
On: 8/2/2021, Doreen Abi Raad, , In: World
BEIRUT (CNS) -- The pilgrimage of the icon of the Holy Family of Divine Will of Unity and Peace has begun. The icon, written by Melkite Father Samir Rouhana of St. Elias Parish near Haifa, Israel, will be in Lebanon for a month. The icon of the Holy ...

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Holy Family icon for unity, peace, begins 'pilgrimage' in Middle East
On: 8/2/2021, Doreen Abi Raad, , In: World
BEIRUT (CNS) -- The pilgrimage of the icon of the Holy Family of Divine Will of Unity and Peace has begun. The icon, written by Melkite Father Samir Rouhana of St. Elias Parish near Haifa, Israel, will be in Lebanon for a month. The icon of the Holy ...

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USCCB, Catholic groups, politicians back Mississippi in court abortion case
On: 8/2/2021, Carol Zimmermann, , In: Nation
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic leaders, pro-life organizations, Republican members of Congress and several governors are among those on a long list of supporters backing Mississippi's ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and urging the court to ...

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Sisters unload food, feed hungry in Ho Chi Minh City's COVID crackdown
On: 8/2/2021, Joachim Pham, , In: World
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (CNS) -- Thirty sisters of the Da Lat Lovers of the Holy Cross hurriedly prepared and cooked rice, fish, meat and vegetables, packing meals in foam boxes at the kitchen in their day care center. Groups of their neighbors and ...

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Venice should be a livable city, not a 'display case,' archbishop says
On: 8/2/2021, Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Now that giant cruise ships are banned from fragile waterways near the historic center of Venice, the time has come for the city to become a model of sustainability and supportive of its residents, said Archbishop Francesco Moraglia ...

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True joy comes from doing God's will, pope tells young people
On: 8/2/2021, , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis asked young people meeting at the Medjugorje Marian shrine to follow Mary's example in wholeheartedly accepting God's will, bringing Christ to the world and being attentive to the needs of others. "With her life, she ...

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Holy Family icon for unity, peace, begins 'pilgrimage' in Middle East

BEIRUT (CNS) -- The pilgrimage of the icon of the Holy Family of Divine Will of Unity and Peace has begun. The icon, written by Melkite Father Samir Rouhana of St. Elias Parish near Haifa, Israel, will be in Lebanon for a month.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic leaders, pro-life organizations, Republican members of Congress and several governors are among those on a long list of supporters backing Mississippi's ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and urging the court to reexamine its previous abortion rulings when it takes up this case in the fall.

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (CNS) -- Thirty sisters of the Da Lat Lovers of the Holy Cross hurriedly prepared and cooked rice, fish, meat and vegetables, packing meals in foam boxes at the kitchen in their day care center.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Now that giant cruise ships are banned from fragile waterways near the historic center of Venice, the time has come for the city to become a model of sustainability and supportive of its residents, said Archbishop Francesco Moraglia of Venice.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis asked young people meeting at the Medjugorje Marian shrine to follow Mary's example in wholeheartedly accepting God's will, bringing Christ to the world and being attentive to the needs of others.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- People should seek Jesus out of genuine love, not calculated self-interest, Pope Francis said. "Why do I seek the Lord? What are the motivations for my faith, for our faith?" the pope asked Aug. 1 during his Sunday Angelus address.