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Mass readings for May 17

That’s from a meditation, a prayer by St. John Henry Newman. Simple words, they begin to tell us about the grace of the ...
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Pope remembers attempt on St. John Paul, calls Mary the Church’s “perfect model”

Marking the anniversary of the attempted assassination of St. John Paul II and the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, Pope Leo XIV ...
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Statement of Cardinal McElroy on the appointment of Bishop-elect Emilio Biosca Agüero as bishop of Venice, Florida

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, issued this statement May 13, 2026 following the announcement that ...
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As Planned Parenthood defunding nears expiration, USCCB pro-life chair backs bill to block funds

Ahead of the July 4 expiration of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act provision that eliminated Medicaid funds to health providers ...