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If you’re looking to do some meaningful travel this summer, consider Minnesota.  Pope Benedict XVI and the U.S. Conference of Cathoilc Bishops just designated  the Cathedral of St. Paul in Minnesota as a shrine. Now known as the National Shrine of the Apostle Paul, the title recognizes the cathedral’s national importance. The archdiocese’s mother church [...]

The second Sunday in May each year is reserved for moms. For the last 45 years, the first Sunday has been reserved for “fathers.” I’m not talking about heads of the domestic family — they get their day next month — but heads of the parish and church family. Yesterday marked the 46th World Day [...]

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted announced that the Diocese of Phoenix would be joining Pope Benedict XVI in celebrating a year of prayer and promotion of the priesthood. The bishop made the announcement during the March 19 investiture ceremony of Msgrs. Thomas Hever, George Highberger and Antonio Sotelo at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. Here’s a [...]

When Catholics gather in churches worldwide tomorrow to honor all of the saints who have done God’s will throughout the ages, they’ll be honoring several “newbies.” Pope Benedict XVI canonized four saints Oct. 12.   Among them was St. Alphonsa Muttathupandathu (1910-1946), a nun from southwestern India, who became the first native of India to [...]