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Raising school fees torments many Africans. Some expect the Catholic Church to do more to help
Sub-Saharan Africa has the world's highest school dropout rates and a driving factor is that parents are being crushed by ...
Catholic Standard9hOpinion
Highlighting little known leadership roles by Catholic laywomen
The book looks to fill a void in the popular understanding of the role of women, saints, martyrs and the laity, in protecting ...
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The Rites of the Catholic Church
It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic ... Church, Primate of Italy; hmong others. As the Bishop of Rome he is the head of the Latin or Roman ...
National Catholic Register2d
Why the Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church Fits Perfectly With 60 Years of Liturgical Reform
COMMENTARY: Today’s feast is directly linked to the jubilee years of 1975 and 2000, making its observance this jubilee year a ...
Catholic Standard1d
Black Catholic founders’ legacy shapes diverse Epiphany Parish as it marks 100th year
Washington Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell Jr. gives the homily during a Mass on May 18, 2025 at Epiphany Catholic Church in ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana1d
14 Lake County Catholic churches to merge, Gary diocese says
Critical criteria for the future of the Roman Catholic ... to Burton, Catholic priests are retiring at a faster pace than new priests are being ordained, putting a strain on church resources ...
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Purgatory in the Catechism of the Catholic Church
What the Catechism of the Catholic Church says on "Purgatory:" 1031. "The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment ...