Pope signs decree making José Gregorio Hernández, ‘doctor of the poor,’ Venezuela’s first saint
A man revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor” will be the first saint from Venezuela. Pope Francis approved a decree ...
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Pope Francis hails growth of Catholic Church in Nordic countries
“The church in your lands ... In addition to Pope Francis' visit to Sweden from October 31 to November 1, 2016, St. John Paul II visited the region during his 42nd apostolic journey from ...
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Man ransacks altar at St. Peter’s Basilica, knocking over candelabra worth thousands of dollars
Rome (CNN) — A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s ... climbing onto the altar, which is used for major liturgical celebrations presided over by Pope Francis. He’s seen pulling ...
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Enrolment up at St. Francis Xavier's 2-year nursing program
A nursing professor hopes an increase in enrolment at the two-year nursing program at St. Francis Xavier University will help Nova Scotia combat a shortage of nurses in rural areas. Amy Hallaran ...
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Thomas Sazama
After a short courtship, they were married on April 23, 1960, at the Church of the Gesu in Milwaukee ... and involved member of St. Robert Bellarmine/St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, where ...
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Vatican vs Trump? Francis appoints as Washington archbishop one of Church’s most progressive voices
Exactly two weeks before Donald Trump began his second term as president, Pope Francis appointed one of the Catholic Church’s most progressive voices ... was formally introduced in St. Matthew’s ...
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Xavier Catholic Schools hires new president after weeks of leadership turnover
APPLETON - St. Francis Xavier Catholic Schools has appointed a new president, the Diocese of Green Bay announced Thursday. Terry Tyrrell, who has spent his career working in Catholic schools ...
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Mangaluru: St Francis Xavier Church celebrates Parish Community Day
Mangaluru, Jan 31: Parish Community Day was celebrated at St Francis Xavier Church Bejai Mangalore on Sunday January, 26, with a concelebrated solemn Eucharistic celebration presided by Fr Santhosh ...
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St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System announces appointment of new president
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - The St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System has announced that they’ve appointed a new president. Terry Tyrrell has been appointed by the Board of Trustees, they ...
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Hopkins altar finds new home at St. Therese of Corcoran
DAVE HRBACEK | THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT When a new senior housing and care facility opened in Corcoran, its leaders wanted to make a concrete connection with the Catholic Church. They settled for granite, ...
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Xavier school system names new president after firings, resignations of high-up leadership
APPLETON (WLUK) -- A few months after a series of shake-ups in the St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System's upper echelon, the system has named a new president. Terry Tyrrell will serve as the ...
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Italian priest excommunicated for saying Francis is ‘not the Pope’
An Italian priest has been excommunicated from the Catholic Church for saying Pope Francis is not the real pope. Father Natale Santonocito, 61, parish priest of the San Cesareo Church south-east ...