July 5, 2024

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Looking Up

The stars in the night sky can offer us a reminder to look for brightness in the dark times of our lives.
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Priest handing out communion.

The Touch of God

It is not a matter of “carrying God inside us.” That would be too mechanical. It’s better to say that we are filled with God’s presence within us—along with our weaknesses and imperfections.
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A man leaves an empty church in Bonn, Germany, June 12, 2020. The Catholic Church in Germany continues to shrink, according to a new report released June 27, 2024, by the German bishops' conference. The latest statistics show that more than 400,000 people left the country's Catholic Church last year. (OSV News photo/Harald Oppitz, Reuters)

Report: Germany’s Catholic Church shrinks; over 400,000 left in 2023

The Catholic Church in Germany continues to shrink, a new study has found. More than 400,000 people in the European country left the church in 2023.
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