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- Pope: Lent a Time to Shoulder Our Christian Responsibilities
During his general audience this morning, the Holy Father dedicated his catechesis to the subject of Lent (which begins today, Ash Wednesday), the period of forty days leading up to the Easter Triduum, memorial of the passion, death and resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Challenges of Pope's Lenten Message
Lent is the 40-day season of prayer, fasting and alms-giving that precedes Easter and in his Lenten message for this year Pope Benedict chose the theme: “Let us be concerned for each other, to stir a response in love and good works” that focuses in particular on the theme of charity.
- Archbishop of Detroit: 53 Parishes to Reorganize or Close
Fifty-three Roman Catholic parishes in southeastern Michigan will undergo mergers, reorganizations or closure over the next five years in the face of population shifts, changes in the worship habits of Catholics and a shortage of priests, Archbishop Allen Vigneron said Monday.
- Cardinal Dolan: Honored by the Title – Awed by the Gift of Faith
Most people who know me would probably say that I am rarely at a loss for words. Saturday, as I walked into St. Peter’s Basilica with more than 120 other cardinals and cardinals-to-be from all across the globe, was one such moment when it would have been difficult for me to speak.
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