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‘Catholic Heroes’ Who Courageously Defied Odds to Defend Human Dignity
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Cardinal Schönborn: ‘We Must Accept the Decline of Europe’
![Brothers Johnny (shown at right in large black-and-white photo adapted from a 2014 photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images) and Matthew (shown at left in the black-and-white photo) Gaudreau were remembered at Gloucester Catholic High School in Gloucester City, New Jersey, Sept. 6 during a silent vigil in the school gym. Brothers Johnny (shown at right in large black-and-white photo adapted from a 2014 photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images) and Matthew (shown at left in the black-and-white photo) Gaudreau were remembered at Gloucester Catholic High School in Gloucester City, New Jersey, Sept. 6 during a silent vigil in the school gym.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240909150944_defb0ef40d0f7d03ee286454ca12f32cbbb6da234ccb0145bf2a1070c047bbb6.jpg)
South Jersey Catholic School Hosts Memorial for Alumni NHL Star Johnny Gaudreau and His Brother, Matthew
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Catholic Schools Ahead of the Curve When It Comes to Curbing Cellphones
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The Catholic University of America’s ‘Visionary’ New Board Chairman Takes the Wheel
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Pope Francis in East Timor Says Children Show Us How to ‘Be Cared for by God’
According to World Bank data, East Timor has a national poverty head count ratio at $3.65 a day, with approximately 40% of the population living below the poverty line.
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Catholics in East Timor Welcome Pope Francis to Their Island ‘Oasis’ of Religious Vocations
Among those gathered were religious sisters who serve the poor in the developing nation’s mountainous regions.
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Catholic Comedian Jim Gaffigan to Host Al Smith Dinner; Trump, Harris to Attend
The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, first held in 1945, is organized to raise money for charitable causes in the Archdiocese of New York.
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Eucharist is My Strength in Difficult Times, Bishop Tells International Eucharistic Congress
During the interview, Bishop Cantú shared a personal reflection of his experience of Jesus in the Eucharist based on his 30 years as a priest and 16 as a bishop.
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1,600 Children Receive First Communion at International Eucharistic Congress
The Mass was celebrated by the archbishop of Quito, who told the children that this was ‘a day of celebration, a great day in their lives.’
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Grant Project Kickstarts New Field of Study: Experimental Philosophy of Religion
The budding area of experimental philosophy of religion applies experimental philosophy, as well as psychology and cognitive sciences, to various questions within the philosophy of religion.