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Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent

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Reading I Isaiah 65:17-21 Thus says the LORD: Lo, I am about to create new heavens     and a new earth; The things of the past shall not be remembered     or come to mind. Instead, there shall always be rejoicing and happiness     in what I create; For I create Jerusalem to be a…

USCCB’s Department of Migration and Refugee Services Issues Joint Report with Evangelical Partners on the Potential Impact of Mass Deportations on Christian Families

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Department of Migration and Refugee Services, in collaboration with the National Association of Evangelicals, World Relief, and the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, has released a report entitled “One Part of the Body: The Potential Impact of Deportations on American…

God’s mercy is for everyone; everyone needs healing, pope writes

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God is always merciful toward everyone, Pope Francis wrote. “He heals our wounds so that we can love each other as brothers and sisters,” he said in the text he prepared for the midday Angelus prayer March 30. While the 88-year-old pope was back at the Vatican and had appeared briefly…

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Archbishop George Lucas of the Archdiocese of Omaha; Appoints Bishop Michael McGovern as Successor

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WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop George J. Lucas, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Omaha, and has appointed Bishop Michael G. McGovern of Belleville, as his successor.  The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 2025, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the…

Fourth Sunday of Lent

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Readings for the Year C Readings Readings for the Scrutiny Year A Readings Year C Readings  Scrutiny Year A Readings – – – Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International…

Fourth Sunday of Lent

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Readings for the Year C Readings Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Lent Reading I 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a The LORD said to Samuel: “Fill your horn with oil, and be on your way. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem,  for I have chosen my king from among his sons.” As Jesse…