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Thanks to Jean Vanier, the spirit of the Risen Christ is present among the weakest of society
May 09, 2019
The founder of L’Arche, an organisation that fosters cohabitation of healthy people and people with physical and mental disabilities, passed away last night. L’Arche is present in 35 countries with 147 communities. Faith and Light, another association Vanier co-founded to bring together people with special needs, their families and friends, is present in at least 80 countries with 1,800 communities. Pope Francis remembers him, as does a Hong Kong missionary, who worked with him.
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Malaysians demand justice for dead Indonesian maid
May 02, 2019
Malaysia’s justice system has come under fire after a judge threw out a case involving the torture and death of an Indonesian maid who had been working on the island of Penang without proper documentation.
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Sri Lanka, martyrdom, and the light of faith
May 02, 2019
The Easter Exsultet, sung across the world as the bombs detonated in Colombo, hailed the arrival of the “night in which Christ has destroyed death.”
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Pope Francis joins Paris in sorrow after Notre Dame fire
Apr 26, 2019
Pope Francis expressed his unity with the people of France following a major blaze at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, encouraging the rebuilding of the “architectural jewel” and “witness of the faith.”
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Five things to know about the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris
Apr 26, 2019
Catholics around the world watched with horror as the roof of Cathedral Notre Dame was engulfed with flames.
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Saved from the flames: The treasures that survived the Notre Dame fire
Apr 26, 2019
When the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris caught fire Monday, most predicted the worst. It seemed unlikely the structure could survive, or that some of the treasures inside might be saved.
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Keep the Fire Burning: The Apostolic Exhortation ‘Christus Vivit’ (Part II)
Apr 19, 2019
In the fifth chapter of the exhortation the pope asks what changes about the way of youth when it is illuminated by the Gospel.
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After losing my eight-year-old son to cancer, I am not afraid of death
Apr 12, 2019
Dying is simply a journey from our life on earth to our eternal home. While I am eager to live, I am also eager to take the journey when God calls me.
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Keep the Fire Burning: The Apostolic Exhortation ‘Christus Vivit’ (Part I)
Apr 12, 2019
This is the first part of an article by Father Antonio Spadaro SJ that appeared in La Civiltà Cattolica. He is alive and wants you to be alive!
Sunday Reflection
Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Living Faith
Today’s reading speaks about faith and our response to faith. They begin with Abraham, the Father of Faith. Abraham was a prosperous man of his time, living in Ur, located in the fertile area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
