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My mother is in her mid-80s and would like to know if viewing Mass on television fulfills her obligation to attend weekend Mass. Getting to church is not easy for her, but she drives herself to the grocery and to get her hair done. She also has children that would …
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit By Matthew Davis MINNEAPOLIS (CNS) — Hundreds filled the front steps of the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis Nov. 20 following Mass to witness the closing of the church’s Holy Doors, marking the end of the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year of Mercy. …
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Men gather in Old St. Mary’s Church after the Men's Holy Name Society Eucharistic Procession through downtown Cincinnati on Saturday, October 8, 2016. (CT Photo/E.L. Hubbard)

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Holy Name Procession through Over The Rhine, October 2016.
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IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Acknowledging and sharing God’s mercy is a permanent part of the Christian life, so initiatives undertaken during the special Year of Mercy must continue, Pope Francis said. “Mercy cannot become a mere parenthesis in the life of the church,” the …
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Carlo Allegri, Reuters By Rhina Guidos BALTIMORE (CNS) — Like many others, the U.S. Catholic bishops are trying to figure out how to deal with a president-elect who’s different from anyone they’ve dealt with in the past and one involved in one of the most rancorous elections in …
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From Left to Right: Father Benedict O’Cinnsealaigh, Christopher Komoroski, Jeremy Stubbs, David Carvajal Casal, Ryan Furlong, Bishop Emeritus Edward J. Slattery, Benson Lokidiriyo, Robert Healey, Andrew Reckers, Kirby Rust and Father Anthony Brausch. (Photo by E L Hubbard)

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ATHENAUEM – “It is always a wonderful experience to see young men willing to embrace the vocation to the priesthood. They are the latest in a long line of faithful witnesses,” said Father Benedict O’Cinnsealaigh, president and rector. The installation to the Ministry of Acolyte took place in the Chapel of …
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MARIA STEIN, Ohio  – As the Year of Mercy comes to an end, Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics will host a gathering to officially mark the closing of the Holy Door that leads to the Relic Chapel on Nov. 20 beginning at 2 p.m. The event will begin …
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Diego Azubel, EPA By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Four cardinals said they formally asked Pope Francis to clarify his teaching on Communion for the divorced and civilly remarried and, not receiving a response after two months, they released their letter to the press. “We have noted …
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The Rev. Martin Junge, general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation, embraces Bishop Munib Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, president of the Lutheran World Federation, front center, during an ecumenical prayer service at the Lutheran cathedral in Lund, Sweden, Oct. 31. At right, Pope Francis embraces Archbishop Antje Jackelen, primate of the Lutheran Church in Sweden. At left is Bishop Anders Arborelius of Stockholm and Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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Joint Statement on the Reformation Urges Prayer As the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation approaches, Roman Catholic and Lutheran bishops from Southern Ohio, including Archbishop Dennis Schnurr, issued a joint statement encouraging their members to engage in study, prayer, and service with each other. The statement, …
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — Most of us face death when a loved one passes away, and family and friends head to a cemetery. But at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington, the friars may think about death more often than most …
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