• Donal Drayne named
    Donal Drayne named "Man of the Year" for community work
    January 5, 2021
    Donal gives his time, treasure and talents to the Catholic Foundation and the Diocese of Tucson as well as to so many other organizations in town such as the Salvation Army, Tucson Heart Association and Tucson Medical Centers.
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  • Covid, Francisco no celebrará los bautismos en la Capilla Sixtina
    Covid, Francisco no celebrará los bautismos en la Capilla Sixtina
    January 5, 2021
    La Oficina de Prensa vaticana anunció que debido a la pandemia, el Papa no impartirá el Sacramento como de costumbre a los niños y niñas el domingo del Bautismo del Señor.
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  • Pope will not baptize infants on feast day this year
    Pope will not baptize infants on feast day this year
    January 5, 2021
    The choral cries of newborn babies will not fill the Sistine Chapel in 2021 because the COVID-19 pandemic has forced Pope Francis to cancel his annual celebration of infant baptisms on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
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  • With land mines gone, Mass to be celebrated at West Bank baptismal site
    With land mines gone, Mass to be celebrated at West Bank baptismal site
    January 5, 2021
    For the first time in 54 years, a Mass will be celebrated Jan. 10, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, at St. John the Baptist Chapel on the banks of the Jordan River.
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  • As Jesuit chaplain retires, House of Representatives picks first female chaplain
    As Jesuit chaplain retires, House of Representatives picks first female chaplain
    January 5, 2021
    With the year-end announcement that Jesuit Father Pat Conroy would be retiring as chaplain of the House of Representatives, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that for the first time, a woman will take over the post.
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  • Fired EWTN host: 'I will never, ever, ever have regrets' talking about race
    Fired EWTN host: 'I will never, ever, ever have regrets' talking about race
    January 5, 2021
    Gloria Purvis, who was told after the Dec. 30 broadcast of the EWTN radio show "Morning Glory" that the show was canceled effective immediately, said she has no regrets using the show to discuss racial matters following the police killing of George Floyd last May.
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  • Pope marks opening of Holy Door at Santiago de Compostela
    Pope marks opening of Holy Door at Santiago de Compostela
    January 5, 2021
    Pilgrims who embark on the long journey of the Camino to Santiago de Compostela remind others of the spiritual journey all Christians make through life toward heaven, Pope Francis said.
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  • Spirituality Year: How a break from academics helps prepare men for priesthood
    Spirituality Year: How a break from academics helps prepare men for priesthood
    January 4, 2021
    These experiences were some of the key parts of Spirituality Year - the introductory year of the seminary program at St. John Vianney in Denver that is designed to give men a break from academics for a more intense focus on their spiritual and human formation.
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  • Cardinal urges politicians to find consensus and avert Lebanon’s collapse
    Cardinal urges politicians to find consensus and avert Lebanon’s collapse
    January 4, 2021
    “Shirking responsibility for the failure of the government does not help. The solution is not without risks and all these risks represent nothing in the face of the hypothesis of a total collapse,” - Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Rai of Lebanon
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  • Philippine Catholic leaders doubt that killed Indigenous fired first
    Philippine Catholic leaders doubt that killed Indigenous fired first
    January 4, 2021
    "Do we have to kill our perceived enemies, especially the unarmed? Is this the way we celebrate Christmas as a Christian country and welcome the new year? Can we consider this a great accomplishment that nine tribal leaders were killed?" he asked.
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  • Vaticano se prepara para lanzar vacunas COVID-19 para trabajadores y residentes
    Vaticano se prepara para lanzar vacunas COVID-19 para trabajadores y residentes
    January 4, 2021
    El Vaticano comenzará a ofrecer vacunas contra el COVID-19 a mediados de enero, dando prioridad a sus trabajadores de salud, personal de seguridad, empleados que tratan con el público y residentes mayores, empleados y jubilados.
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  • Dios nos da la tarea de ser trabajadores de paz, dice el papa
    Dios nos da la tarea de ser trabajadores de paz, dice el papa
    January 4, 2021
    Mientras la Iglesia Católica celebraba el Día Mundial de la Paz el 1 de enero, el papa Francisco ofreció oraciones por la gente de un Yemen devastado por la guerra, especialmente por los niños ...
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  • Nigerian bishop, driver released by kidnappers
    Nigerian bishop, driver released by kidnappers
    January 4, 2021
    Auxiliary Bishop Moses Chikwe of Owerri and his driver, Robert Ndubuisi, were released by their abductors Jan. 1 after being kidnapped five days earlier.
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  • Road Rally for Life, January 16
    Road Rally for Life, January 16
    January 2, 2021
    In Tucson, during the pandemic, the local March for Life will be a Road Rally for Life.
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  • La tradición de la bendición de la puerta de la Epifanía con tiza es símbolo de esperanza en 2021
    La tradición de la bendición de la puerta de la Epifanía con tiza es símbolo de esperanza en 2021
    January 1, 2021
    Termine la bendición, si es posible, marcando su entrada con las iniciales, "CMB" para los Reyes Magos Melchior, Gaspar y Balthasar y / o las iniciales "JMJ" para Jesús, María y José.
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  • God gives everyone the task of being peacemakers, pope says
    God gives everyone the task of being peacemakers, pope says
    January 1, 2021
    Reciting the Angelus from the library of the Apostolic Palace, the pope made no mention of the sciatica pain that had forced him to miss an evening prayer service Dec. 31 and the morning Mass Jan. 1 for the feast of Mary, Mother of God.
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