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Polish cardinal helps dedicate altar at U.S. shrine to St. John Paul II

Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, Poland, made his first visit to a national shrine in Washington dedicated to the pope he served as personal secretary for nearly 27 years. The cardinal consecrated the main altar at the St. John Paul II National Shrine during an Oct. 2 Mass of dedication.
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Venerating saint’s relics on U.S. tour a chance for renewal, says priest

The major relics of St. Maria Goretti, known as the "patroness of purity," are on a "pilgrimage of mercy" in the United States this fall.
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Educators speak frankly at McElroy award dinner; new push for education tax credit announced

Friends of Catholic Education honored Thomas Powell and Father Lawrence Frazier for their commitment to Catholic education.
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An ode to the iPhone

A young woman tweets a message in this CNS file photo. (Paul Jeffrey/CNS Photo)I used to kiss my wife when I woke up; now I roll the other way and check my notifications.I used to read in bed; now I play a few rounds of Candy Crush.I used to talk
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Reflections from the road: Feet for Francis Day 6

Walking the Brandywine Valley Sept. 24 and finally enjoying the demands and rhythms of the road, I felt the strong presence of my parents, who have been gone a while now. At that moment, a butterfly – OK, given the season, it might have been a moth – flittered from
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Reflections from the road: Feet for Francis Day 5

How good a host was St. Cornelius Parish in Chadds Ford, Pa.? Monsignor Greg Parlante’s staff rigged a shower in a room off the chapel in its parish center, so we were able to awake without any road dust on us the morning of Thursday, Sept. 25. Patricia Guerra, a
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African woman professes perpetual vows in Arbutus

Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Vivien Echekwubelu professed her perpetual vows as a religious sister Oct. 3.
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Synod changes: Making less time for speeches, more time for dialogue

Because the number of bishops in the world – and at the synods – continues to grow, the amount of time they are given for speeches to the assembly has been reduced.
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Pope’s encyclical proves a hot topic for archdiocese-sponsored discussion

The president of Catholic Relief Services was among a panel of speakers who discussed the pope's encyclical on the care of creation.
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Emmitsburg played key role in welcoming pope to U.S.

President Obama gave Pope Francis a key that once belonged to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
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Movie Review: ‘The Walk’

Philippe Petit's book about his highwire walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center has been charmingly dramatized as "The Walk."
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Archbishop Chaput: Synod does include ‘lobbying’ in search of truth

When a big group of people gathers to discuss something important, people start lobbying, even if that group is the world Synod of Bishops, said Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia.
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