Share Easter joy, defend persecuted Christians, pope says

Reciting the "Regina Coeli" prayer with thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square during Easter Mass on April 6, the pope demanded defense and protection for "our brothers and sisters persecuted, exiled, killed and decapitated just because they are Christians."
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Links of Love: Little bracelets make big difference

As siblings Sophia and Sam Crowell learned this Lent, sometimes the smallest of efforts can make the biggest of differences.
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All-nighter at 84: Catonsville woman eagerly awaits Easter Vigil

Rose Marie Hellman, 84, attended her first all-night Holy Saturday Vigil at St. Vincent de Paul in Baltimore five years ago.
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Ten years later, echoes of John Paul’s papacy

It’s hard to believe it has been 10 years since Pope John Paul II died at age 84.
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No murder charge in unborn baby’s death called ‘travesty of justice’

Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila called it "a travesty of justice" that under Colorado law no murder charges could be filed against a woman accused of violently attacking a pregnant woman and using a knife to remove her unborn baby.
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Beyond the Bell: Our Lady of Mount Carmel a national model for service

Older students teaching younger students is one of many ways Our Lady of Mount Carmel youths share lessons in service.
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Holy Week: a pilgrimage of faith

A blessed Holy Week, dear readers, to you and those you love.
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Pope asks prisoners to pray that Christ make him a better servant

In a moving ceremony, Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 prison inmates and a small toddler.
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TV during Holy Week

In case you hadn't noticed, this is the time of year when major networks air new and old documentaries and dramas related to the Bible and Jesus in any way shape or form. I think this year has the largest selection as we kicked off Palm Sunday with the dramatization
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Priests shine in celebration of connectedness

If the priests themselves shared a common sentiment at the annual Mass affirming their vocation, it was “connection.”
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There’s a reason it’s called ‘Good Friday’

As we move through Holy Week toward the Holy Triduum and Easter, how do we approach with joy events so poignant and sad? The betrayal of Jesus, his Passion and death by crucifixion show the brutal way in which we, humans, treated the greatest gift of all: the Son of God. In an interview
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