Question: How does one cram enough candles onto a birthday cake for one of the world’s oldest survivors of COVID-19? Answer: With 117 candles, you can’t.
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Vatican charity, Aid to the Church in Need, admits its founder was accused of assault
A pontifical foundation has admitted that its late founder was credibly accused of sexually assaulting a female employee, who came forward in 2010 after learning the deceased priest was being considered for possible beatification.
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Catholic University students object to pro-life speaker Abby Johnson, citing past comments on race
Johnson was originally invited to speak on behalf of the campus pro-life group. But complaints by other students about comments she’d made on race — as well as her being at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 — led the campus chaplain to recommend the appearance be postponed indefinitely.
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Churches are preparing for a (touch-free) pandemic Ash Wednesday
The ashes—while perhaps the most visible part of Ash Wednesday observances—aren’t the most important.
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Vincent Rougeau named president of the College of the Holy Cross
On July 1, Vincent Rougeau, the dean of Boston College Law School, will become the next president of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass.
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Europe’s oldest person, a 116-year-old nun, beats Covid-19
Whether it was the power of her prayers or her T-cells that did it, 116-year-old French nun Lucile Randon has survived COVID-19.
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The Vatican wants the world to rethink how it cares for the elderly after Covid-19 ‘massacre’
The Vatican is calling for a new paradigm of care for older people after what it calls the “massacre” wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, which has disproportionately killed people living in nursing homes.
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This year, World Marriage Day will be celebrated on Valentine’s Day
This year, World Marriage Day, observed annually on the second Sunday of February, will be celebrated Feb. 14, which also is the feast of St. Valentine and which since the eighth century has been a celebration of love and affection.
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Can Joe Biden solve the Little Sisters of the Poor dilemma?
If there is one thing Joe Biden does not need, it’s a lawsuit against the Little Sisters of the Poor.
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Pope Francis moves ahead with plans to meet Shiite leader in Iraq
The Vatican on Monday released the itinerary of Francis’ March 5-8 visit to Iraq, his first foreign trip since being grounded for 16 months due to the coronavirus pandemic.