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US bishops call for nationwide prayer and action amid rising abortion rate

  Tribulation Times Keep your eyes open!… JULY 29, 2026 (Exo 20:13) Thou shalt not kill. CARDINAL JOSEPH RATZINGER There may be a legitimate

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Medjugorje parish condemns vandalism, urges prayer and forgiveness

File photo of Our Lady Queen of Peace in Medjugorje, taken in May 2026 Church Medjugorje parish condemns vandalism, urges prayer and forgive

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Old age: 'not a burden to manage, but a gift to cherish' - Vatican News

On the occasion of the Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, held yesterday on the feast of 'Jesus' grandparents' Saints Joachim

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What’s Happened to Hospice?

What started as a Christian work of mercy has morphed into a $31 billion-a-year industry that’s attracting fraudsters and private-equity pro

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New Jersey Attorney General Lost Nine To Zero At The Supreme Court Then Sued The Same Pregnancy Center Again The Next Day

New Jersey Attorney General Lost Nine To Zero At The Supreme Court Then Sued The Same Pregnancy Center Again The Next Day Nine justices told

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Enjoy your AUGUST MI e-publication

Your August MI e-publication Enjoy your August e-publication. Click to download Download your printer-friendly version HERE August 5-13 Nove

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Medjugorje, Our Lady's Message on July 25, 2026

  Medjugorje, Our Lady's Message on July 25, 2026 Given to Marija “Dear children! While darkness and peacelessness rule in many hearts, you,

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Be Brave

​ [pinterest.com image] 2026 Daily Kolbe Email Be Brave Meditation “Be brave, then,… come to die of hunger and fatigue, humiliation, and suf

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British Columbia Euthanasia Program Botched Half Its Deaths And Punished No One

  “Halfpoint via Shuttstock” British Columbia Euthanasia Program Botched Half Its Deaths And Punished No One Canada already lets doctors kil

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What can we learn from St. Mary Magdalene?

[Above: Christ’s Appearance to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection by Russian artist Alexander Ivanov (1806–1858). onepeterfive.com] “The

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News Release – Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 

As a veteran, I use the VA Hospital services often including diabetes care, pain management, cancer therapy, primary health care and hospita

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Florida Abortion Clinic Hid Her Ultrasound So She Wouldn’t Want to Keep the Baby

  [wikimedia.org image] Florida Abortion Clinic Hid Her Ultrasound So She Wouldn’t Want to Keep the Baby A Florida abortion clinic hid a pre

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Work Rather Than Write

[pinterest.com image] 2026 Daily Kolbe Email Work Rather Than Write Meditation “It is much more important to work for the Immaculata than to

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ALL's Pro-Life This Week July 18, 2026

  BAND-AIDS on a Murder Problem This week, Judie examines two threats to life and says that whether we are striving to stop medical aid in d

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U.S. Clinical Trials in Xinjiang and Chinese Military Hospitals Must Stop – Opinion by Reggie Littlejohn

iStock credit Yanguolin U.S. Clinical Trials in Xinjiang and Chinese Military Hospitals Must Stop By Reggie Littlejohn Rep. John Moolenaar’s

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I'm 89 and served as deacon up until last year when my health (cancer) forced me to retire. Otherwise I always prayed that I could serve as long as I lived. Saying: "Father, if thou wilt, remove this chalice from me: but yet not my will, but thine be done." Luke 22:42

Officials Confident Deacon Formation Is Keeping Pace With Retirements

Future ordinations of permanent deacons in the Diocese of Brooklyn are expected to keep pace with deacons aging out of their active ministri

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Victory is Certain

[pinterest.com image] 2026 Daily Kolbe Email Victory is Certain Meditation “It seems to me that you and I are now even closer in working and