...after many months of this, Alessandro forced himself upon Maria in an attempt to rape her. Though she prevented him from violating her, Alessandro brutally stabbed her numerous times. Maria...
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St. Maria Goretti
The Three Feasts of the Nativity
...when Christ is born in our souls...indeed our eternal Christmas. This is truly a Merry Christmas. —Excerpted from Fr. Odon de Castro, Bo. San Isidro, Magalang, Pampanga, Philippines From: catholicculture.org...
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Desecration
...for morning Mass (no one was injured). Yet another fire, on July 11, decimated the Mission of San Gabriel, a 249 year-old mission founded by St. Junipero Serra. The fire...
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St. Joseph the Worker
...in doubt; people who fight Communism; Peru; pioneers; pregnant women; protection of the Church; diocese of San Jose, California; Sicily; diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; social justice; Styria, Austria;...
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