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Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with parades didn’t come from Ireland. Instead, they started and became popular in North American colonies many years ago. What began as a Catholic feast day and gained more appreciation with colonial celebrations is now one of America’s most significant cultural holidays. Over 31 million people in the United States claim…

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America Media is getting ready to launch a new podcast called “Voting Catholic,” which is a series that will dive into pressing election issues  prevalent within the Catholic community. Th series will be hosted by Sebastian Gomes, and listeners will explore through topics relating to Catholic voting issues, healthcare, immigration, and race. The series is…

Everyone knows that one person in their church who praises God loudly on Sunday and then promptly forgets how to live a Christian life when they walk out the door. They talk about how people should be charitable and give to the poor, and then they throw out half of their meal when they eat…

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro stated that a surge of outside inquiries has come since the investigation into the clergy sex scandal in Pennsylvania began. Since August, when the investigation began, Shapiro said that the Pennsylvania hotline that was set up for dealing with the issue has received nearly 1,500 calls. Many of those calls…

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