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'It will be breathtaking,' Notre Dame's chief architect says; iconic cathedral reopens Dec. 8

Saturday, April 13, 20240327 Philippe Villeneuve, Notre Dame Cathedral's chief architect, learned about the 2019 fire 300 miles from Paris and rushed to the capital to help firefighters save the...

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World Mission Sunday called 'even more important' amid wars in Holy Land, Ukraine

Friday, October 20, 20230380 Amid wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, this year's World Mission Sunday is "even more important" than ever, said an executive from the U.S. offices of the Pontifical...

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Sister André, a Daughter of Charity and oldest known person in world, dies in France at age 118

Thursday, January 19, 20230323 Sister André, a Daughter of Charity and the world's oldest known person, died at age 118, a spokesman of the nursing home where she died told AFP agency on Jan. 17.

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Online 'prayer marathon' planned for day of prayer against trafficking

Friday, February 5, 20210404 Organizers of the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking are hosting a cross-continental "prayer marathon" Feb. 8 to pray for an economy...

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Priest, parishioner among casualties in Madrid explosion

Thursday, January 21, 20210388 A young priest ordained only six months ago was among the casualties of an explosion at a parish center in Madrid. The Archdiocese of Madrid confirmed Jan. 21 that...

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Nun, who claims 'divine help,' advances to final of MasterChef Brasil

Thursday, December 3, 20200468 A Brazilian nun who has moved into the finals of a TV cooking show said she received "divine help" and prayed the entire time she was cooking. The "divine help," she...

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Pilgrims visit Mexico's Guadalupe basilica before its closure for feast

Wednesday, December 2, 20200313 José Rico normally participates in an annual pilgrimage, walking from a suburb northeast of Mexico City to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, arriving late on the...

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'It has been completely disastrous': second hurricane hits Nicaragua

Tuesday, November 17, 20200245 Hurricane Iota struck Nicaragua 15 miles south of where Hurricane Eta hit the Central American country just two weeks earlier, and early reports were of disastrous...

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Cardinal Dolan, delegation continue CNEWA visit in Israel and Palestine, following Iran's attack