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SAINT PROFILE: CRISTOBAL MAGALLANES JARA

This Mexican saint shares his feast with 21 other priests and three laymen martyred between 1915 and 1937, when Mexican... 

by CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE 

CATHOLIC YOUNG WOMEN LAUNCH SELF-LED INITIATIVES ACROSS U.S. AFTER FORUM

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Attending a Catholic young women’s leadership forum taught Michelle Nunez, 23, that “our vocation as women is... 

by Anna Capizzi, Catholic News Service 

JSERRA STUDENT MISSIONARIES TRAVEL TO PERU

When JSerra Catholic High School’s Vice Principal of Student Affairs Donna Vandenberg returned to Peru for her third year, leading... 

by Nikki Nguyen 

TRINITY LEAGUE ATHLETE PROFILE: GARRETT RHORER

Garrett Rhorer’s mother knew best when she took her son to a volleyball tryout when he was in 7th grade.... 

by Jenelyn Russo 

SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND WILL BE KEY TO POPE’S MEETING WITH TRUMP

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite a few pointed comments in the past and fundamental differences on issues such as immigration,... 

by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service 

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BODY OF CHRIST

This month children all over the diocese will be receiving their First Holy Communion. After months of instruction from their…

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OC CATHOLIC BOOK CLUB AUTHOR FOCUS EVENT

The inaugural OC Catholic Book Club Author Focus event featured EWTN’s James Day and his book “Father Benedict.” Dozens came…

CHRIST CATHEDRAL WINDOW RECONDITIONING IS COMPLETED

After months of work, restoration experts have completed the reconditioning of the more than 11,000 panes of glass that the…

INTERNATIONAL CENTENNIAL PILGRIMAGE STATUE OF FATIMA AT CHRIST CATHEDRAL PARISH

Bishop Kevin Vann and Fr. Christopher Smith will pray the rosary with the faithful of Christ Cathedral Parish on Saturday,…

Sports

SMCHS A FARM TEAM FOR PRO BALL

Santa Margarita High School has seen its share of former student athletes move on to the highest level of professional…

ATHLETE PROFILE: KAYCEE GREENE

Kaycee Greene grew up playing soccer, but stepped away from the sport as she pursued Irish dancing. In her final…

CLIMBING THE COACHING LADDER

Good coaches often learn the basics of their trade from someone similar growing up. Mike Hopkins helped the Mater Dei…

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CORNELIA CONNELLY BIDS SISTER FRANCINE GUNTHER GOODBYE
On Sunday, April 30, students, faculty and staff celebrated the more than two decades of service to Cornelia Connelly by...

WELLS OF LIFE RAISES $160K FOR 30 WATER WELLS IN AFRICA
Villagers in Uganda will be the beneficiaries of the funds raised last month during a South Orange County run/walk event....

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE MOVIE REVIEW: ‘A Dog’s Purpose’
NEW YORK (CNS) — While cats are said to be blessed with nine lives, the clever canine at the center...

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BISHOP ROBERT BARRON ON ‘BRIDGE OF SPIES’
My great mentor Monsignor Robert Sokolowski told a class of eager philosophy students many years ago that we should read...

BRIAN WILLIAMS, CHRIS MATTHEWS, AND LETTING THE FLY OUT OF THE FLY BOTTLE
During the pope’s visit to America, I had the privilege of commenting for NBC News and for MSNBC. Twice I...

THE DEATH OF GOD AND THE LOSS OF HUMAN DIGNITY
I am sure by now that many of you have seen the appalling hidden-camera videos of two Planned Parenthood physicians...

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National

THE FIRST CATHOLIC CHURCH IN 60 YEARS IS BEING BUILT IN CUBA

  Tampa, Florida, May 18, 2017 / 04:30 pm (CNA/EWTN News) – Funded by a parish in Florida, a new…

ST. JOHN PAUL II SHRINE WITH LINK TO FATIMA DEDICATED AT NEW YORK CHURCH

NEW YORK (CNS) — On the 100th anniversary of the first Marian apparition at Fatima, a shrine was dedicated in…

POPE FRANCIS TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP MAY 24

Journalists aboard the papal flight from Portugal ask Pope Francis about his upcoming meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.  

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ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS LAUDED FOR TRANSMITTING FAITH AT PILGRIMAGE
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The various communities marched in one by one, neatly filing in with a different statue of Mary...

PANEL: WHEN COMMUNITY TENSIONS ERUPT, FAITH CAN HELP DIFFUSE VIOLENCE
WASHINGTON (CNS) — As tensions exploded after the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray while in custody of Baltimore police in...

RELIGIOUS PRACTICES FOR CHRISTIANS NOT INFLUENCED BY EDUCATION LEVELS
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Although higher educated U.S. adults are typically linked with lower levels of religious practice, a new study...

SOCIETY OF CATHOLIC SCIENTISTS MEETS IN CHICAGO FOR FIRST-EVER CONFERENCE
CHICAGO (CNS) — “Origins,” the first conference of the Society of Catholic Scientists, gave more than 100 participants the opportunity...

World

SPANIARDS SPLURGE ON FIRST COMMUNION PARTIES DESPITE ECONOMIC HARD TIMES

Madrid, Spain, May 18, 2017 / 10:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News) – Over the past nine years, Spain has been hit…

AT ANNIVERSARY MASS, OFFICIALS RECALL SPIRITUAL ROOTS OF MONTREAL

MONTREAL (CNS) — Montreal’s 375th anniversary celebrations kicked off inside Notre-Dame Basilica with a celebration emphasizing that Montreal was not…

COMMISSION REPORTEDLY THOUGHT FIRST SEVEN MEDJUGORJE VISIONS WERE REAL

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The commission that now-retired Pope Benedict XVI established to study the alleged apparitions of Mary at…

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SAINT PROFILE: MARY MAZZARELLO
An Italian peasant, Mary worked long hours in the fields and vineyards. She attended Mass frequently and joined a sodality...

DETERMINING THE DIVINE
A century ago, three shepherd children named Lucia Santos and Jacinta and Francisco Marto first encountered a woman “brighter than...

WORLD YOUTH DAY LOGO SHOWS SYMBOLS FOR MARY, PANAMA
PANAMA CITY (CNS) — A logo depicting symbols for Mary, Panama and the Panama Canal was selected as the winning...

HELP END ‘ABSURD’ CONFLICTS WITH PENANCE, PRAYER, POPE SAYS
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — More penance and prayers are needed to end the wars underway today and so many “absurd”...

Education

STUDENT’S PENMANSHIP PAYOFF

Roisin McAree, principal at Blessed Sacrament School in Westminster, was notified recently that seventh-grader Helen Nguyen has won the Zaner-Bloser…

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI WOLF NEWS TEAM VISITS EWTN STUDIOS

Student reporters from St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School’s WOLF News program recently connected with producers at the Eternal Word…

ST. CATHERINE’S CADETS RUN AND JUMP TO HELP SAVE LIVES

St. Catherine’s Academy (SCA), an Anaheim-based all-boys’ Catholic school with a military tradition, will be running and jumping at the…

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STUDENTS AT HOLY FAMILY CATHEDRAL WALK THE STEPS OF CHRIST
A beautiful tradition lives on every year during Holy Week at Holy Family Cathedral School in Orange. The eighth-grade classes,...

SMCHS STUDENTS WITNESS MOCK DUI CRASH
Some 700 Santa Margarita Catholic High School juniors and seniors were pulled from their classes on Monday, April 24, to...

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC SCHOOL SHINES ON STAGE
Students from St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, along with Stagelight Productions, recently presented the whimsical musical “Seussical Jr.” at...

SMCHS THEATRE STUDENTS TACKLE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN ATLANTA
Challenged to tackle the complex issues of race, prejudice and inclusion, a group of Talon Theatre juniors and seniors last...