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Some heartening news from one war-ravaged corner of the planet: people are returning to the Church: Although armed conflict in Kosovo ended nearly a decade ago, the capital city still feels like a place hit recently by war or natural disaster. Electricity goes out often, water is strictly rationed, U.N. jeeps are ubiquitous and people…

The diminishing vocations to the priesthood have had an effect not only in the United States, but in mission countries, particularly Latin America. Reuters takes a look: They avoid taking buses, make sure friends know their schedules, and rarely go out when it’s dark. For the three foreign-born Roman Catholic bishops under death threat in…

Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes Hail Mary, poor and humble Woman,Blessed by the Most High!Virgin of hope, dawn of a new era,We join in your song of praise, to celebrate the Lord’s mercy, to proclaim the coming of the Kingdom and the full liberation of humanity. Hail Mary, lowly handmaid of the Lord, Glorious…

Those iconic words are inscribed over the entrance to the cloister at the Abbey of Gethsemane in Kentucky, and they were the words Amy Welborn had inscribed on the back of the holy card for her husband’s funeral. They are especially meaningful now. Visit her latest post for more.
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