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The witness of the ‘new martyrs’
The Church is a Church of martyrs — always and everywhere, in every time and in every place.
As Pope Francis said this past weekend, “the ancient history of martyrdom joins the memory of the new martyrs” being killed today.
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Sister Sheila FitzSimons dies, leaves legacy of service
On April 1, Sister Sheila FitzSimons of the Sisters of Providence died at the congregation’s nursing facility in Indiana after serving as a religious sister for 74 years. She was 90-years-old.
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Ramona robotics team participates at Spaceport L.A.’s 2017 Women in Space event
On March 18, Ramona High School’s robotics team were special guests at Spaceport L.A.’s 2017 Women in Space event, manning their own booth and demonstrating their award-winning robot while fielding questions from more than 200 guests.
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Relics of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina to tour the United States
Relics of the renowned 20th century mystic and healer, Saint Pio of Pietrelcina – better known as Padre Pio – will be touring several Archdioceses and Dioceses in the United States of America, between May 6 and May 21, and from September 16 to October 1, 2017.
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Notre Dame’s Hunter Greene makes cover of Sports Illustrated — and California history
The alert came on Hunter Greene’s phone as he sat in a psychology class at Notre Dame.
Next came a text from his father Russell said, “Proud of You”.
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Notre Dame High’s Hunter Greene to be featured on Sports Illustrated cover
Hunter Greene is joining an elite group of athletes that includes LeBron James, Bryce Harper and Kevin Garnett. All were featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated as high school athletes.
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Thousands entered Church in US at Easter
About one-third of the dioceses in the United States have reported the numbers of catechumens and candidates who were intending to enter the Church at the Easter Vigil.
The highest figures were supplied by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles (2,694 catechumens and candidates—up from 1,638 in 2015), the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (2,375), the Diocese of Dallas (2,175), the Archdiocese of Atlanta (1,892), the Archdiocese of Newark (1,192), the Archdiocese of Washington (1,181), and the Archdiocese of Seattle (1,088).
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At ‘mother of all vigils,’ U.S. church welcomes thousands of new Catholics
During what the Roman Missal describes as the “mother of all vigils,” the U.S. Catholic Church welcomed thousands of new Catholics at the Easter Vigil April 15 in churches big and small across the country.
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Easter Sunday: Mass Around Southern California
Easter Masses and services will be celebrated Sunday at churches throughout Los Angeles County while sunrise services will be held aboard the battleship Iowa, near the Manhattan Beach Pier and in Palisades Park in Santa Monica.
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Southern Californians celebrate Easter Sunday
Southern California residents are celebrating Easter Sunday at church services and community events throughout the region.
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