Immaculate Conception Parish

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, December 21, 2025

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Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, accounted for a striking 36 of the 54 closures. When factoring in an additional 28 referral centers that have shuttered, the organization experienced a record total of 64 closures in just one year

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Hegseth argued that in recent decades, chaplains have been increasingly cast not as spiritual leaders but as emotional support officers

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The date and place of Shaw’s beatification are expected to be announced shortly. When that moment arrives, it will mark not just the recognition of a miracle, but the elevation of a vision

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Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

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Extraordinary Saturday General Audience on the occasion of the Jubilee, December 20, 2025, the last of the Jubilee Year

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His vocation wasn't born in his youth, but in a moment of profound sorrow. In 2023, during the funeral of Dmytro Pashchuk -- a young soldier and his daughter's fiancé -- Petro felt something he recognized as a true experience of the Resurrection. This shook him to his core: the pain of loss became a call to give meaning to death.

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The Hasmonean walls enclosed a much larger area than the present-day Old City of Jerusalem. They featured 60 watchtowers, each 33 feet tall according to ancient writings. The recently discovered section is one of the longest stretches of the Hasmonean walls found intact.

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Christian grandmother Rose Docherty was arrested and criminally charged for holding a sign reading “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want” within 200m of a Glasgow hospital. Prosecution back down on “disproportionate” bail conditions; two charges relate to alleged “influencing” within the censorial “buffer zone”

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Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

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