Colligite Fragmenta – Septuagesima Sunday: Full, conscious and actual — By: OnePeterFive

Pre-Lent is here. With the traditional calendar of the Roman Rite, in the Vetus Ordo, you cannot be surprised by Lent sneaking up on you. You have no excuse. Start thinking about your Lenten discipline now. There are three Pre-Lent Sundays, Septuagesima Sunday, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima, which in Latin respectively mean “Seventieth, Sixtieth, Fiftieth”. These…

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Pope Francis ‘peaceful’ after first night in Rome hospital — By: Catholic News Agency

A view of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis was delivered Feb. 14, 2025, to receive treatment for bronchitis. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Feb 15, 2025 / 05:53 am (CNA). Pope Francis had a “peaceful night” and read several newspapers Saturday morning following his admission to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for bronchitis, according to…

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A new generation of saints? 6 millennials on the road to canonization — By: Catholic News Agency

Top row from left: Pierangelo Capuzzimati, Sr. Clare Crockett, Matteo Farina. Bottom row from left: Helena Agnieszka Kmieć, Akash Bashir, Carlo Acutis. / Credit: Courtesy of Associazone Pierangelo Capuzzimati; Hermanas Siervas del Hogar de la Madre; matteofarina.com; The Helena Kmiec Foundation; Aid to the Church in Need; Asociación Carlo Acutis ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 15,…

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Eden Invitation founder: Chastity helps us view people as ‘worthy of reverence and dignity’ — By: Catholic News Agency

The co-founders of Eden Invitation, Shannon Ochoa (left) and Anna Carter (right). / Credit: Eden Invitation Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 14, 2025 / 19:00 pm (CNA). A Catholic ministry called Eden Invitation is working to “create space to receive the whole person” for people with LGBTQ+ experiences. Founders Anna Carter and Shannon Ochoa said they…

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