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Timothy ECk II, Seminarian
- Seminarian from St. Jude Parish for the Diocese of Metuchen
- VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST And the Word was made flesh – John 1:14
Samuel Bass, Seminarian

Seminarian for Diocese of Austin, Texas.
Sam, originally from Texas, pursued the Rite of Christian Initiation here at St. Jude Parish and was baptised at the Easter Vigil in 2013. Samuel is now pursuing the priesthood in the Diocese of Austin Texas.
Catholic News Service
- Update: Puerto Rican governor's actions set off 'time bomb,' bishop says
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Carlos Barria, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The president of the Puerto Rican bishops' conference said the actions of Gov. Ricardo Rossello and his...
- Update: Baltimore Auxiliary Bishop Brennan named to head West Virginia diocese
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Colleen Rowan, The Catholic Spirit By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Baltimore to head the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West...
- Program gives educators tools to teach about Holocaust, anti-Semitism
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Elizabeth Bachmann WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A group of 35 teachers from Catholic middle and high schools around the country went back to school briefly this summer to learn...
- Audit firm, other financial controls announced for West Virginia diocese
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Christopher Gunty BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, has selected a new external auditor as part of the progress that has been made...
- Pope writes Syrian president, urging him to protect civilians, seek peace
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/White Helmets, social media via Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to put an end to his country's eight-year-long conflict...

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National Catholic Register
- Why Are Brother Priests Not Hearing More Confessions, Quam Terribilis Est Locus Iste, And More!
  
  By Tito Edwards | Brother Priests: Why Aren’t You Hearing More Confessions? – Fr. Martin Fox at Bonfire of the Vanities +1 Quam Terribilis Est Locus Iste! Hic Non Est Aliud Nisi Domus Dei, &...
- Bishop Wall Introduces Regular ‘Ad Orientem’ Mass at Gallup Cathedral
  
  By Catholic News Agency | GALLUP - Bishop James Wall of Gallup announced Monday that each Sunday a Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral will be said with the celebrant facing the same direction as the...
- The Vivid Prophecies of the Great Ezekiel
  
  By Theresa Doyle-Nelson | I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. ―Ezekiel 36:26a It was 597 B.C. when Ezekiel and thousands of other citizens of Judah were taken...
- How to Popularize ‘Ad Orientem’ Without Disorienting People
  
  By Msgr. Charles Pope | I have written many times on the orientation of the priest for the Eucharistic Prayer. I strongly prefer an eastward (ad orientem) posture, in which the priest and God’s...
News from the Vatican
- Forensic experts to study ‘thousands of bones’ found in Vatican ossuaries
  
  During a search for the remains of a young Italian woman missing for more than 30 years, workers discovered an enormous number of bones inside two ossuaries in a building next to a Vatican cemetery.
- Pope: Moon landing inspires progress on justice, environment
  
  Pope Francis is hoping that the 50th anniversary of the first moon walk inspires efforts to help our "common home" on Earth.
- Synod emphasizes Church’s mission to defend the vulnerable, cardinal says
  
  The objective of the upcoming Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is to highlight the need for religious, political and social leaders to come together and defend the dignity of indigenous men, women and...
- British-born Italian layman appointed new Vatican spokesperson
  
  Pope Francis has appointed British-born Italian layman Matteo Bruni as the new director of the Holy See Press Office.

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