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National Catholic Register
- Welsh Contemplatives Speak From Their Silence
  
  Contemplative life at Holy Cross Abbey is rooted in prayer, reading the word of God and manual work. Joy punctuates their lives. On the feast of St. David, the Cistercian nuns of Whitland talk of the...
- Fr. Michael Pfleger’s Parish Stops Payments to Chicago Archdiocese to Expedite His Investigation
  
  Marie Kanger Born Father Michael Pfleger at a rally in Chicago June, 2018. The parish said that they would not use the funds for “ministry, outreach, or any current or future programs,” and would pay...
- Elderly Religious Overlooked in Belgium’s Early COVID-19 Vaccination Programs
  
  An elderly person walks down the hallway In the letter, Br. Thunus explained that he was writing regarding around 1,750 religious men and women, most of whom are over 75 years of age.
News from the Vatican
- For Lent, read the Gospel, fast from gossip, pope says at Angelus
  
  People should fast from gossiping and spreading hearsay as part of their Lenten journey, Pope Francis said.
- Benedict discuses resignation, Iraq and Biden in new interview
  
  In a new interview, Pope emeritus Benedict XVI reaffirms that there is only "one pope," Pope Francis "very important" journey to Iraq, and United States President Joe Biden.
- Heroes of love: New pathway open for future saints
  
  Pope Francis has yet to sign decrees in sainthood causes that follow the new path he approved in 2017, that of giving one's life in a heroic act of loving service to others.

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