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Sidebar: History of Anointing
For centuries, the Anointing of the Sick was considered a sacrament only for those near death. Known as "Extreme Unction" …
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BAPTISM: Welcome to the Church community
For Christine Canavan, as a mother and as a Christian, the days her sons Andrew and Aidan were baptized stand …
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Sidebar: Baptism just a start
For many parents, the Baptism of a child can be the first step of rejoining the Church, said Joyce Solimini, …
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CONFIRMATION: Another Beginning
Nichole Ford felt special for a reason beyond the obvious when she was recently confirmed at St. John the Baptist …
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PENANCE: A Way of Looking Within
Catholics have probably had one of these two experiences with the Sacrament of Reconciliation: * You entered a dimly lit …
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- Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus message for September 14, 2025
- Celebrating an American Saint: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton canonization at 50
- Thousands of visitors celebrate Pope Leo’s birthday in St. Peter’s Square
- Erika Kirk urges nation to embrace faith, family, patriotism after husband’s murder
- Pope welcomes Burch as new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See
- Catholic leaders acknowledge tension between Trump immigration policy, religious liberty
- Peace requires a ‘different narrative’ world’s top church leaders urge
- Washington Roundup: Officials call for calm in US; lawmakers react to Russian drones; and more
- New saint has special connection to nation’s capital with parish’s adoration chapel
- Pew finds US Catholics ‘like what they’ve seen so far’ in Pope Leo XIV