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The Catholic tradition is the catalog of Catholics responding to the Holy Spirit in their own time. It is also a catalog of how previous generations of Christians were often blinded by their cultural circumstances. https://t.co/HqdTvO1WXE

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Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about multilateralism, diocesan restrictions of the reception of communion under both kinds and the culture of the Roman Catholic hierarchy. https://t.co/9WdHHqSIUk

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For half a century, the National Association of Pastoral Musicians helped define much of the sound of Mass and other sacramental experiences throughout the United States, teaching and empowering musicians to make music a spiritual food for... https://t.co/wgPOy6kjYn

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The synodal shift "doesn't make a lot of noise, but it's something deep," said Sr. Nathalie Becquart. "There is still a lot to do, but people are more and more confident that this is the way forward."
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"There are stories that don't seek the spotlight," writes Sr. Rocío García Villegas. "They just need someone who has the courage to stop, look at them and not walk right past them."
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Pope Leo XIV named Irish Sr. Mary Teresa Barron to lead the Vatican's global network of missionary societies, making her the first woman to hold the post and continuing the pope's pattern of appointing women to senior positions in the Roman Curia. https://t.co/9BOyAdNVt6

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Ten years later, the lesson of Chapter 8 is clear: The church does not become less faithful when she discerns, but when she ceases to do so, Rafael Luciani writes.
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Returning to Haiti does not feel like a real option: "We don't have anything there to go back to. This is home."
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The 1992 comedy offers something worth considering: a reflection on what happens when a Black woman brings her culture, gifts and way of worship into a community that doesn't initially know what to do with them, Tulio Huggins writes.
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The pontiff has convened 152 church leaders and theological experts to assess the reception of Pope Francis' Amoris Laetitia ("The Joy of Love") 10 years after its publication. https://t.co/cCxjJ3jwSB

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Just days after Pope Leo XIV's Sept. 25-28 visit to France, scenes of unrest have replaced the atmosphere of unity and peace that marked the papal trip. https://t.co/LL1u4VnSJK

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In the first case of its new term Oct. 5, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a lawsuit from officials in Boulder, Colorado, against two major oil companies over climate change. https://t.co/gjAaXRye6Z

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"These detainees and the priests who serve them have been denied their religious liberties," Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski said.
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Before Francis became a saint, he was Francesco di Pietro di Bernadone — a spoiled and rich cloth merchant's son, aspiring knight, conspicuous dresser and the charismatic leader of a group of raucous young men in Assisi, Italy. https://t.co/GpAVv1LNFj

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The blue wave is rising, and while it may not lift all boats, it is apparently lifting some. And religion is part of the story. https://t.co/raDgshnQOv

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On the last Sunday of September, Catholics marched through the city of St. Louis in support of migrants and refugees. The same day, St. Louis Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski for the first time called on U.S. leaders to end... https://t.co/dTbFEiIFvf

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Archbishop Jorge García Cuerva of Buenos Aires pleaded for unity, describing the country as wounded and deeply divided ahead of a visit to Argentina by Pope Leo XIV. https://t.co/d2i6S544HN

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The feast day celebrations began on Oct. 3 with a night procession and a solemn commemoration of the Transitus ("passage"), the traditional Franciscan prayer service in the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels marking St. Francis' transition into... https://t.co/QBPPNFY4lP

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The Diocese of Burlington, Vermont, has moved to withdraw its bankruptcy filing, two years to the day after seeking relief to address sexual abuse claims. https://t.co/tgZ3rGMUDT