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Today we visited the Church of the Beatitudes, built on the site where Jesus gave the Sermon on the mount. The church is octagonal shaped and each of the eight stained glass windows features one of the Beatitudes written in Latin. Out of all the churches we visited so far, this one really struck me [...]

It’s a delight to be in Mexico City again. I’m touring Mexico City, Puebla and Oaxaca thanks to Regina Tours and the Mexican Tourism Board. I’ll be sharing what I see with readers through this blog and through videos — found here, on Facebook.com/thecatholicsun, and on our YourTube channel, youtube.com/thecatholicsun. Most folks I spoke with [...]

I’m on a familiarization trip for members of the Catholic Press Association, organized through Regina Tours and the Mexico Tourism Board. I’m planning on posting video blogs throughout my visit of Catholic sites in Mexico, to help readers experience what I’m experiencing, and to encourage them to have an experience of their own. Going on [...]

A busy weekend if you’re Catholic . . . papal biographer in Phoenix, men’s hike/outdoor Mass, Catholic school open houses today and Sunday, book and storewide sales, deacon convocation and, of course, Mass. Preschool/Kindergarten open house — 10-11:30 a.m. Jan. 27 at Most Holy Trinity (7th Street south of Dunlap). Details and registration. Book sale [...]

After a 10-and-a-half hour flight from New York City, our group of Catholic journalists and media specialists from around the United States arrived in Tel Aviv. We were definitely in the minority on the plane. All around us were people speaking in Hebrew. Many of the men wore the big black hats, white dress shirts [...]