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WATCH: Jelly Roll’s stunning acceptance speech at the Grammy Awards
It's not that uncommon to hear people thank God when they win these trophies — but this was something else.
Catholics in Minneapolis: ‘The challenge is that sense of sadness we’re all struggling with’
From OSV News: Amid recent deadly immigration enforcement operations, Catholics in Minneapolis are wrestling with sorrow, anger, fear and faith as they
Stunning: Timothy Schmalz’s Gospel Gardens in Orlando
Now that it's finally open, I can't wait to see this for myself. But this video below gives a sense
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What they preached in Minneapolis the day after Alex Pretti’s killing
I didn't preach this past Sunday, but I spent part of the day wondering what
Ordination update: 2 new deacons for Youngstown
A grateful diaconal bow to Josh Mansfield for passing this along! From the diocesan website:
Boom: Paris to hold council in response to surge in conversions
From OSV News: The Archdiocese of Paris is launching a major churchwide council in response
WATCH: John Allen describes his dinner with the man who became Pope Leo
This is delightful, from The CBS Evening News just after Pope Leo's election. An ailing
Catholicism continues decline in Latin America, but ‘belief in God’ remains high
Details from RNS: Over the last decade, Catholicism has continued to decline sharply in Latin
Meet Greenland’s only parish priest
Kudos to the good people at Aleteia for finding the Catholic angle to this story.
UPDATED: In rare move, top Cardinals denounce US foreign policy
UPDATE: The cardinals (note story below) aren't the only ones speaking up about this. So
Augustinians and ‘The Pope Leo Effect’
Could the new pope jumpstart vocations in his order? Maybe. Check this out, from OSV
Leo’s mosaic is ready for St. Paul Outside the Walls
From Vatican News: The Vatican Mosaic Studio of the Fabric of Saint Peter has completed
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