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Good Friday, Death, and Christian Life
Mary weeps at the foot of the cross, and we weep with her. But we also must not stop there. For beyond the cross of […]
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Catholic publisher Ascension named in Fortune’s top 10 small businesses
Employees working at Ascension. / Credit: Courtesy of Ascension
CNA Staff, Sep 2, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Catholic media company Ascension was recently named to the 2024 Fortune Best Small Workplaces List — a feat the company says is a first amo… […]
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Doctrine, Dissent, and the Eucharist
On the Readings for Sunday, August 26, 2018 […]
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PHOTOS: Catholics gather at site of Jesus’ ascension in Jerusalem
An external view of the Chapel of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem during the procession of the Franciscan friars after the first vespers of the Ascension solemnity on May 8, 2024. The procession circled the chapel three times. … […]
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How Christ’s ascension takes the training wheels off our faith
The Ascension of Jesus Christ. Giotto di Bondone, 1305. / Credit: Public domain
National Catholic Register, May 9, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Christ’s ascension is meant to help us to grow to full stature in Christ as we respond to his confidence i… […]
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Catholic prison ministry makes good use of large donation of Bible study materials
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CNA Staff, Feb 20, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Jerry Trzeciak leads a lot of Catholic retreats. But the participants aren’t your typical parishioners, and they live in a place where not many people have the coura… […]
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Lent 2024: Catholic resources to help you grow in your faith
"He Leadeth Me" Hallow Pray40 Challenge. / Credit: Hallow
CNA Staff, Feb 8, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Lent is a time when Catholics around the world are invited to pray, fast, and give alms as the Church prepares to enter once again into… […]
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Pope Francis: ‘We must not get used to war!’
Pope Francis delivers his Regina Caeli address on May 21, 2023. / Vatican Media
Vatican City, May 21, 2023 / 06:40 am (CNA).
One week after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Francis urged that “we must not get used to w… […]
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Can we simply drop the Ascension story?
The Ascension of Jesus Christ, related in the Gospels of Mark and Luke and referred to throughout the New Testament, can be taken as something of an awkward anecdote in the Catholic canon. “And when […]
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Is tomorrow a holy day of obligation? It depends on where you live
The Ascension of Jesus Christ. Giotto di Bondone, 1305. public domain. / null
CNA Newsroom, May 17, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
Tomorrow is Ascension Thursday, the day the Church marks 40 days since Jesus’ resurrection and the day he ascended into h… […]