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The Story of the Dedication of Saint Mary Major Basilica First raised at the order of Pope Liberius in the mid-fourth century, the Liberian basilica was rebuilt by Pope Sixtus III shortly after the Council of Ephesus affirmed Mary’s title as Mother of God in 431. Rededicated at that time to the Mother of God,…

This spring, Mooncrest Neighborhood Programs in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, celebrated a major milestone with one of their neighbors. At the age of 21, after having come to the country as an asylum seeker, struggling with language barriers and becoming a first-time mother, Sindy Niz Juarez received her high school diploma from the Moon Township School District. Sindy…

(For August 2nd through August 10th) Through the intercession of St. Clare, and after her example, may we come to the life of resurrection and live in the embrace of the Blessed Trinity as we bond ourselves together in union with you, conform to you in our simple living and our contemplative prayer, proclaim the…