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These 17th century monks did a beer fast for Lent. Beer. / Africa Studio / Shutterstock. Washington D.C., Feb 28, 2022 / 03:25 am (CNA). With the Lenten about to begin, Catholics will be immersing themselves in 40 days of abstaining from sweets, technology, alcohol and other luxuries. But did

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Archbishop Gomez offers prayers in message to Los Angeles’ Ukrainian Catholic community . Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA Los Angeles, Calif., Feb 27, 2022 / 16:06 pm (CNA). Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles wrote Sunday to the city’s Ukrainian Catholic parish, assuring them of his

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Meet the Franciscan sisters who live (and pray) across the street from an abortion clinic. Sister Sue Anne Hall (left) and Sister Delores Voigt provide prayer and hospitality for pro-life volunteers at Our Lady of Guadalupe Convent, located across the street from the last remaining Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in

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Focus on the goodness in others, not the flaws, Pope Francis urges. Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Feb. 27, 2022. / Vatican Media. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 27, 2022 / 11:04 am (CNA). Pope Francis spoke Feb. 27 about the human tendency to focus on the

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Pope Francis appeals for end to ‘tragic’ Ukraine conflict. Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Feb. 27, 2022. / Screenshot from Vatican News YouTube channel. Vatican City, Feb 27, 2022 / 04:21 am (CNA). Pope Francis appealed on Sunday for an end to the Ukraine conflict. In

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Ukrainian Catholic leader in Kyiv: Priests will celebrate Sunday liturgies in bomb shelters. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk records a video message on Feb. 27, 2022. / The Secretariat of the Major Archbishop in Rome. Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb 27, 2022 / 03:20 am (CNA). The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic

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Where do Ash Wednesday ashes come from?. Lisa Missenda/Shutterstock. Washington D.C., Feb 27, 2022 / 03:03 am (CNA). “Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.” Or, “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” On Ash Wednesday, millions of Catholics throughout the English-speaking world will hear one of these

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Pope Francis expresses sorrow in phone call to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. null / Vatican Media. Rome Newsroom, Feb 26, 2022 / 12:10 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Saturday expressed his sorrow about the situation in Ukraine in a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to the Ukrainian Embassy

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Pope Francis expresses sorrow in phone call to Ukrainian President Zelenskyi. null / Vatican Media. Rome Newsroom, Feb 26, 2022 / 12:10 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Saturday expressed his sorrow about the situation in Ukraine in a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to the Ukrainian Embassy

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Knights of Columbus aims to raise $2m for Ukrainian refugees. Ukrainian women with children are helped to carry their bags by a Polish border guard as Ukrainian refugees cross the border from Ukraine to Poland at the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing, Poland, on February 26, 2022, following the Russian invasion of

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Cooking show is this New Orleans priest’s recipe for sharing the faith . Father Robert Cooper on the set of his online cooking show. / Screenshot of YouTube video. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 26, 2022 / 10:00 am (CNA). Last Holy Thursday, a New Orleans-area priest decided to go live

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Michael Warsaw: ‘For the good of humanity,’ Senate must reject ‘horrific’ abortion bill . U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 26, 2022 / 08:22 am (CNA). The U.S. Senate on Monday is scheduled to vote on a bill that would nullify state restrictions on abortion

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Michael Warsaw: ‘For the good of humanity,’ Senate must reject extreme abortion bill . An unborn baby at 20 weeks. / Steve via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0). Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 26, 2022 / 08:22 am (CNA). The U.S. Senate on Monday is scheduled to vote on a bill that

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Ukrainian Catholic leader: ‘No one has the right to stay silent’. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. / Aid to the Church in Need. Rome Newsroom, Feb 26, 2022 / 07:45 am (CNA). No one can afford to be silent in the face of the

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How to pregame Lent: Septuagesima, Carnival, and Shrovetide. Mardi Gras celebration in Binche, Belgium. / Marie-Claire/wikimedia. (CC BY 3.0 SA) Denver, Colo., Feb 26, 2022 / 07:21 am (CNA). Sunday, Feb. 27 is Septuagesima Sunday, followed by Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima Sundays. Sunday kicks off Carnival season, which comes right before

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Vandalism, arson hits Catholic churches, cemeteries, and schools across US. Diocese of Brooklyn Denver Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA). Recent weeks witnessed acts of vandalism at Catholic churches and cemeteries across the U.S. While some of the alleged perpetrators were young boys or possibly mentally ill men,

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7 things to know about Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, with President Joe Biden, speaks after she was nominated for Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court, in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, February 25, 2022. / Saul Loeb/AFP via

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Black Catholic journalist Daniel Rudd was born a slave. He left a legacy.. Daniel Rudd, ca. 1915. / Butler Center for Arkansas Studies. Central Arkansas Library System (public domain) Denver Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 16:00 pm (CNA). In the wake of the American Civil War, the former slave Daniel

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England temporarily extends at-home medical abortion pandemic policy. Pregnancy Test. / Flickr/Ernesto Andrade. London, England, Feb 25, 2022 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Pro-life critics voiced disappointment after England’s health authority gave a six-month extension to a temporary policy that allows women to self-administer both doses of abortion drugs at home, without

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Beloved social media nun dies. Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk Denver Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 14:30 pm (CNA). Messages from around the world have flooded Twitter as the beloved “Digitalnun,” Sister Catherine Wybourne, died of cancer Feb. 24, at the age of 68.  Of your mercy please pray for the soul of Sister

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Pope Francis to Ukrainian Catholic leader: ‘I will do everything I can’ to help end conflict. Pope Francis and Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. / Mazur/cbcew.org.uk/ Олег Чупа via Wikimedia (GFDL). Rome, Italy, Feb 25, 2022 / 13:50 pm (CNA). Pope Francis told the

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Pope Francis opens special process to canonize 16 Carmelite martyrs of the French Revolution. Blessed Martyrs of Compiègne were guillotined for their faith on July 17, 1794. / Photo illustration. Denver Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 13:40 pm (CNA). Their voices sang out from the scaffold as they went to

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Ukraine conflict: Catholics in Rome pray for peace. Evening prayer at Rome’s Cathedral Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus on Feb. 25, 2022. / Hannah Brockhaus/CNA. Rome, Italy, Feb 25, 2022 / 12:50 pm (CNA). Catholics living in Rome met on Friday to pray for peace in Ukraine. The small

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EWTN’s new movie chronicles true stories of Ukrainian persecution. A scene from the EWTN movie, “To Believe.” / EWTN Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 12:28 pm (CNA). Viewers who want to know what life is really like after a Communist invasion need look no further than EWTN’s brand

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Russia’s invasion ‘will probably call for martyrdom,’ leader of US Ukrainian Catholics warns. Archbishop Borys Gudziak during the Divine Liturgy of his enthronement as Ukrainian Archbishop of Philadelphia. Photo courtesy of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia. / null Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 11:12 am (CNA). The head of

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Russia’s invasion ‘will probably call for martyrdom,’ leader of U.S. Ukrainian Catholics warns . Archbishop Borys Gudziak during the Divine Liturgy of his enthronement as Ukrainian Archbishop of Philadelphia. Photo courtesy of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia. / null Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 11:12 am (CNA). The head

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Pope Francis joins college students of the Americas to talk about migration. null / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Denver Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 11:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis spoke with college students from the Americas on Thursday, listening to their thoughts on migration and the situation of migrants and emphasizing the

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Biden announces Supreme Court pick: Ketanji Brown Jackson. Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominated to be a US Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on pending judicial nominations on Capitol Hill in Washington,DC on April 28, 2021. / Kevin Lamarque/Pool/AFP via Getty Images.

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Ukrainian Catholic University students take shelter as air raid sirens sound. Ukrainian Catholic University students took shelter after air raid alarm sounded in Lviv, Ukraine on the morning of Feb. 25, 2022. / Photo used with the permission of Ukrainian Catholic University. Rome Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 10:40 am

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PHOTOS: Polish Catholics pray for end to Ukraine conflict at St. John Paul II’s tomb. Archbishop Grzegorz Ryś of Łódź, Poland, celebrates Mass at St. John Paul II’s tomb in St. Peter’s Basilica, Feb. 24, 2022. / Mazur/cbcew.org.uk. Vatican City, Feb 25, 2022 / 09:55 am (CNA). Polish Catholics prayed

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Ukrainian Catholic leader says: ‘In this tragic time, all our hope is in God’. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. / Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb 25, 2022 / 09:10 am (CNA). The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said on Friday that “all

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Biden announces Supreme Court pick: Meet Ketanji Brown Jackson. President Joe Biden announced on Feb. 25, 2022 that federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is his first nominee to the Supreme Court. / White House Washington D.C., Feb 25, 2022 / 09:00 am (CNA). President Joe Biden announced federal

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Vatican releases Pope Francis’ schedule for first international trip of 2022. The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta’ Pinu on the Maltese island of Gozo. / Xanella22 via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Vatican City, Feb 25, 2022 / 08:30 am (CNA). The Vatican released Pope

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Assisi to host Mass for peace in Ukraine at the tomb of St. Francis. The Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. / canadastock via Shutterstock. Rome Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 06:20 am (CNA). The Italian city of Assisi will host a prayer vigil for Ukraine and a Mass for

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Pope Francis visits Russian embassy to Vatican ‘to show his concern’ at Ukraine conflict. Pope Francis prays with journalists on the papal flight to South Korea, Aug. 14, 2014. / Alan Holdren/CNA. Vatican City, Feb 25, 2022 / 04:57 am (CNA). Pope Francis visited the Russian Embassy to the Holy

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Pope Francis cancels Ash Wednesday Mass, trip to Florence due to knee pain. Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Feb. 23, 2022. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Vatican City, Feb 25, 2022 / 04:27 am (CNA). The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis will no longer

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Russia’s Catholic bishops call on leaders to end conflict with Ukraine. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Moscow, the cathedral of the Archdiocese of the Mother of God at Moscow. / Kirasinkir via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Rome Newsroom, Feb 25, 2022 / 04:00 am (CNA). The Catholic bishops’

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How Poland’s Catholics are helping refugees fleeing Ukraine. The Jasna Góra shrine in southern Poland is providing space for Ukrainians in its pilgrim house. / Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Warsaw, Poland, Feb 25, 2022 / 03:10 am (CNA). The Catholic Church in Poland is mobilizing to help thousands of Ukrainians seeking refuge in

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Biden announces sanctions on Russia over Ukraine conflict. Joe Biden / lev radin/Shutterstock Washington D.C., Feb 24, 2022 / 16:21 pm (CNA). U.S. President Joe Biden announced that there will be new sanctions against Russia in an attempt to isolate the country from the larger global economy following its invasion

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Catholic charity commits $1 million to aid Ukraine’s 6,229 religious. Greek-Catholic priests in traditional bright cassocks in front of a church in Lviv, Ukraine, in 2018. / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 24, 2022 / 15:28 pm (CNA). A Catholic aid organization is sending emergency support to the faithful in

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US bishops urge prayer, fasting for Ukraine. Unsplash. Denver Newsroom, Feb 24, 2022 / 14:08 pm (CNA). Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, on Thursday encouraged the undertaking of prayer and fasting for an end to the Ukraine conflict. Russian military entered Ukraine at

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‘Our life is in God’s hands,’ says EWTN priest priest in Ukraine. Father Oleksandr Zelinskyi, the director general of EWTN Ukraine / Screenshot of Facebook post Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 24, 2022 / 11:55 am (CNA). With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine underway, one local priest says that he and Ukrainian

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Ukraine archbishop skipping papal trip to remain in homeland. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, meets Pope Francis, Nov. 11, 2021. / Vatican Media. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 24, 2022 / 13:46 pm (CNA). The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is choosing to

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Priest working for EWTN risks life to stay in Ukraine: ‘Our life is in God’s hands’. Father Oleksandr Zelinskyi, the director general of EWTN Ukraine / Screenshot of Facebook post Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 24, 2022 / 11:55 am (CNA). With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine underway, one local priest says

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Things to know about the Catholic Church in Ukraine. Prayer candle at a Military Chaplaincy in Ukraine. Photo Courtesy of Aid to the Church in Need. / null Denver Newsroom, Feb 24, 2022 / 11:51 am (CNA). Though most of Ukraine’s population is Eastern Orthodox, Catholics are among those suffering

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