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Miracles of St. Sharbel: American Devotion Grows Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s Lebanon Journey

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An Advent Recipe for Readiness

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Humility Is the Devil’s Achilles’ Heel

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The Simple Habit That Transforms Families: Reading Aloud

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The Subtle Span of Our Love: How Nurses Reveal Christ

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Pope Leo begins 1st international trip, calls on Turkey to be 'source of stability and rapprochement' (CWN)

At the beginning of the first international trip of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV expressed hope that Turkey would become a “source of stability and rapprochement between peoples, in service of a just and lasting peace.”

Nov. 28 Friday of the Thirty-Fourth Week of Ordinary Time, Weekday

The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. James of the Marches (1391-1476). St. James became a doctor of canon and civil law, and then decided to live austerely as a Franciscan friar. St. James studied theology with Saint John of Capistrano. He became a popular preacher, traveling all over Italy and through thirteen Central and Eastern European countries converting an estimated 250,000. He is considered one of the fathers of the modern day pawn shop.

Lost in Translation: An American Friar Explains Thanksgiving in Italy

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What Jane Austen Teaches Us About Having a Thankful Heart

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Pope Leo Denounces ‘Might Is Right’ in Address to Turkish Authorities

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