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‘Be the voice of those who suffer,’ Ukraine’s first lady urges WCC

Ukraine's first lady appealed to the World Council of Churches to "be the voice of those who suffer from war today."
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Vatican releases pope’s Lent, Holy Week, Easter schedule

The Vatican published Pope Francis' calendar for Holy Week and Easter, which includes the Way of the Cross at Rome's Colosseum for the first time in two years.
U.S. & World News

Saint Peter’s continues its March Madness winning streak

St. Peter gained the upper hand on St. Patrick's Day when the underdog team of the small Jesuit school, Saint Peter's University of Jersey City, New Jersey, upset the mighty University of Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
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Archbishop Hebda, Bishop Williams to join Pope Francis in consecrating Ukraine, Russia

The local event will be livestreamed at cathedralsaintpaul.org. Archbishop Hebda encourages people who cannot attend in person to join the livestream “or else by simply stopping at 11:00 a.m. local time to pray the consecration prayer on their own, in solidarity with our sisters and brothers all over the world,” according to a statement on the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ website.
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What is Catholic education for? Principals explore questions at the crux of Catholic schools

The “Mission, Culture and Emerging Questions in Catholic Education” course begins with a reflection on what it means to be a Catholic educator and how that’s rooted in the idea not just of work, but being called by God to a particular vocation.
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Pope: ‘There is no justification’ for ‘sacrilegious’ war on Ukraine

Pope Francis again condemned Russia's war on Ukraine, calling it a "senseless massacre" and "sacrilegious" attack on human life.
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Pope promulgates Curia reform, emphasizing church’s missionary nature

Nine years after taking office, Pope Francis promulgated his constitution reforming the Roman Curia, a project he began with his international College of Cardinals shortly after taking office in 2013.
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Lent and ‘Laudato Si’’: Burnsville parish connects fasting, long-range solutions to food waste

“Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.” The sixth chapter of the Gospel of John records that Jesus spoke those words to his disciples after the miracle of the loaves and fishes.
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Priest remembered for knowing, valuing his parishioners

Father Marvin Klaers wanted to get to know everyone in the parishes where he served, and he backed that commitment with action, said Patty Kocur, who worked for him at St. Joseph in Miesville and St. Mary in New Trier, where he was pastor for 26 years before he retired in 2002.
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Papal consecration of Russia, Ukraine has history of controversy behind it

While bishops in Ukraine and Russia are grateful Pope Francis will consecrate their nations to Mary, other Catholics are eagerly awaiting the text of the pope's prayer to see if he does it "correctly."
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Pope asks bishops worldwide to join consecration of Ukraine, Russia

Pope Francis has asked bishops around the world to join him March 25 in consecrating Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, something bishops in every part of the globe had started announcing the minute they heard what the pope had planned.
U.S. & World News

Munitions Russia is using, justifications for war come under scrutiny

"Knowing what we know about civilian casualties, a just war cannot be fought today," said Jeffery Nicholas, an associate professor of philosophy at Providence College in Rhode Island.
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