Tag: priest
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Catholic priest discusses ‘special calling’ of military chaplains in new film
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Nov 8, 2024 / 07:00 am A new film about U.S. military chaplains, a diverse group of dedicated people who carry no weapons into battle, will be released in select theaters on Nov. 8. “Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain’s Journey” tells the story of former Army chaplain Justin Roberts…
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Jesuit priest gifts Pope Francis a special wheelchair from Cambodia
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, Oct 25, 2024 / 06:00 am Jesuit priest and apostolic prefect of Battambang in Cambodia Father Enrique “Kike” Figaredo this week presented Pope Francis with a wheelchair made by land mine survivors in Cambodia. The Spanish missionary traveled to Rome from the Southeast Asian country with a special gift for…
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Murdered priest in Mexico remembered as ‘tireless apostle of peace’
By Diego López Colín Puebla, Mexico, Oct 23, 2024 / 07:00 am Father Marcelo Pérez, a priest of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas in the Mexican state of Chiapas, died on Oct. 20, killed by two men who shot him after he had celebrated Mass. His diocese now remembers him as a…
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Maronite Catholic priest recovering from injuries after attack at rectory in Philadelphia
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 10, 2024 / 18:25 pm A Maronite Catholic priest is recovering from injuries he suffered after a man attacked him at the rectory in Philadelphia, across the street from the St. Maron Maronite Catholic Church, at which he is the pastor. The alleged attacker, who has not yet…
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First Indonesian priest ordained in the U.S. excited for Pope Francis’ visit
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Aug 26, 2024 / 13:34 pm The first Indonesian American to be ordained a Catholic priest in the United States is excited for Pope Francis’ visit to his native country, where, he says, “the faith is so alive.” Father Miguel Marie, a Franciscan Missionary of the Eternal Word, was born…