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Pilgrims pray next to the coffin of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati at St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, Australia, July 10. Blessed Pier Giorgio died at age 24 in 1925 and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1990. (CNS photo/Daniel Munoz, Reuters)

The story of the LA miracle that will make Pier Giorgio Frassati a saint

LOS ANGELES (OSV News) – For those who knew the strange story of Juan Gutierrez’s ankle, or even parts of it, the word “miracle” was hard not to think of. A fluke basketball injury. Faulty medical advice. Unexpected inspirations during ...
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Orlando Magic recognize woman religious for her advocacy for farmworkers

Sister Ann Kendrick might not be able to dunk a basketball, but she still made it on the Magic Vision screen at center court of Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida.
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Border surge straining shelters, says Mexican bishops’

The Mexican bishops' migrant ministry says people are arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border with illusions of easily entering the United States, but they risk being returned to Mexico under rules for expelling people rapidly during the pandemic.
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Birmingham Diocese helping 60 families after spring tornadoes

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Birmingham, Alabama, is working with at least 60 families whose homes sustained damage in a spring tornado.
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Governor signs death penalty repeal at site of 101 executions since 1991

While standing outside the prison that housed Virginia's execution chamber, Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in the state March 24.
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Pope names Chilean survivor to Commission for the Protection of Minors

Pope Francis has named Juan Carlos Cruz, a survivor of sexual abuse by a notorious Chilean priest, to be a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
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Boulder, Colorado, police officer first to die in mass shooting called hero

Officer Eric Talley, an 11-year veteran of the Boulder Police Department, was the first to arrive at the scene of a mass shooting at a King Soopers grocery store the afternoon of March 22 and the first of 10 to ...
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