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- Apostleship of the Sea becomes ‘Stella Maris’ in its 100th year
  
  The Apostleship of the Sea is celebrating its 100th anniversary and changing its name to "Stella Maris," the Latin title of Mary, Star of the Sea, and the name by which most of the Catholic...
- Pope appoints U.S. Archbishop Charles Brown nuncio to the Philippines
  
  Pope Francis has named U.S. Archbishop Charles J. Brown as the new nuncio to the Philippines, the Vatican announced Sept. 28.
- Conversion is a daily battle fueled by grace, pope says
  
  Conversion is an ongoing process that relies on God's endless patience and grace, Pope Francis said.
National Catholic Register
- Space Creatures and the Catholic Church
  
  Marco Gandolfo Brother Guy Consolmagno at the Vatican Observatory in Rome, Nov. 22, 2013. What do Catholic scientists like Vatican Observatory director Brother Guy Consolmagno say about the...
- Cardinal Pell Returns to Rome, as Legal Proceedings Against Cardinal Becciu Are Being Organized
  
  Alexey Gotovsky Cardinal George Pell The Australian cardinal’s return is unrelated to the scandal enveloping the Italian cardinal, but previously they had opposing perspectives on how to oversee...
- It Is Not the Fault of Voltaire or Vatican II
  
  Pierre-Antoine Demachy, “Destruction of the Church of Saint-Barthélemy (by the Revolutionaries),” 1791 “The meaning of the sacred is at the heart of all human civilization.” —Cardinal Robert...
Catholic News Service
- Kajillionaire
  
  NEW YORK (CNS) — Essentially a lesbian love story, “Kajillionaire” (Focus) is also a barren...
- Expansion of abortion, gender rights loom large in Justice Ginsburg’s legacy
  
  MIAMI (CNS) — Given her prolific output of written opinions both before and after joining...
- Vatican proposes renewal of agreement with China on bishops’ appointments
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican has proposed to the Chinese government that they extend...
Life Teen Blog
- What is Privilege and What do we do About it?
  
  Privilege does not mean that you didn’t work hard in your life to achieve your goals; privilege just means that your demographic factors did not make those goals harder to achieve.
- Discipleship: Consistency is Key
  
  One of my favorite things about Jesus is His consistency. His character is never in question. He lives His whole life following after the Father, there is no question of His faithfulness.
- Learning to Lament
  
  If you have, or currently have these questions in your mind and heart, where life right now feels quite overwhelming and nothing makes sense, please know that your questioning is valid and even has a...