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November 29, 2022 By Kimberley Hefner Leave a Comment

Exclusive: Pope Francis discusses Ukraine, U.S. bishops and more

The Editors | America Magazine

Editor’s Note: On Nov. 22, 2022, five representatives of America Media interviewed Pope Francis at his residence at Santa Marta at the Vatican. Matt Malone, S.J., the departing editor in chief of America, was joined by Sam Sawyer, S.J., the incoming editor in chief; executive editor Kerry Weber; Gerard O’Connell, America’s Vatican correspondent; and Gloria Purvis, host of “The Gloria Purvis Podcast.” They discussed a wide range of topics with the pope, including polarization in the U.S. church, racism, the war in Ukraine, the Vatican’s relations with China and church teaching on the ordination of women. The interview was conducted in Spanish with the assistance of a translator, Elisabetta Piqué. A transcript of the Spanish text can be found here.

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November 28, 2022 By Kimberley Hefner Leave a Comment

28 November – The Memorial of Our Lady of Kibeho

Today, November 28, 2022, marks the Memorial of Our Lady of Kibeho. On November 28th, 1981, a young student of the College of Kibeho, called Alphonsine Mumureke, claimed to see a Lady of incomparable beauty who presented herself as “Nyina wa Jambo”, i.e. the “Mother of the Word”, immediately recognised by the supposed visionary as the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus our Saviour. Read more here: http://kibeho-sanctuary.com/en/apparitions/brief-overview.html

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November 14, 2022 By Kimberley Hefner Leave a Comment

Doris Goudeaux Obituary

Sister Doris Goudeaux (nee Azalea Doris Goudeau), the daughter of the late Warrington Bernard Goudeau, Sr. and Ethel Lacour Goudeau, entered eternal life on November 9, 2022. She was born on September 3, 1931. She was 91 years old. Sister Doris entered the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family on March 15, 1949, made First Vows on August 15, 1952, and Perpetual Vows on August 15, 1957. Sister had celebrated 73 years as a Sister of the Holy Family. Following her Bachelor’s in English degree from Cardinal Stritch in Milwaukee, Sister matriculated for her Master’s Degree in English and also did post graduate work in English at the University of Detroit. Before, during and after her intense preparations, Sister Doris taught high school students English, Journalism, history, and religion.

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November 14, 2022 By Kimberley Hefner Leave a Comment

Black Catholics Find Spiritual Home In New St. Josephine Bakhita Parish Mission

By Tony Gutiérrez | Arizona Informant

Following an African tradition, the Freedom Singers – the choir for the Diocese of Phoenix Black Catholic Ministry – called the community to worship with the banging of drums, “symbolizing the soul, spirit and protection of this community,” said Dina
Sellers, chairwoman of the ministry’s parish council.

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November 14, 2022 By Kimberley Hefner Leave a Comment

All Saints Day Mass at St. Ann Church in Baltimore

The Mass is over 2 hours long but is filled with outstanding music, prayers, sermonizing and joy from the congregation as we celebrate the candidacies of the first six African American candidates for sainthood in Catholic Church history.

Watch the video here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JfObfrDcDth-79B9c6_ColFdNRqlz58V/view

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July 20-23, 2023

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National Harbor, MD