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Deacon Timothy ECk II, Seminarian
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
- Priest gets liver transplant — and the donor is a former parishioner
  
  WASHINGTON (CNS) — Thirty-seven days after his liver transplant, Father John Mack could catalog the...
- Earthquake felt in North Carolina brings reading during Sunday Mass to life
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) — Scripture really came alive Aug. 9 for Catholics in Charlotte. A...
- Lebanese demand reform, Cabinet resigns after Beirut explosions
  
  AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) — Viewing the burned wasteland of the Beirut port, one’s eye catches...
- Pope baptizes twins after successful surgery to separate them
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Their heads encased in white bandages covering the wounds where they...
- Faith wobbles sometimes; what counts is calling for God’s help, pope says
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Everyone, including the pope, experiences trials that can shake his or...

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National Catholic Register
- Pope Francis Baptizes Conjoined Twins Who Were Separated at Vatican Hospital
  
  By Courtney Mares/CNA | VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has baptized twins who were born conjoined at the head and were separated at the Vatican’s pediatric hospital. The twins’ mother had said at a news.
- Maronite Cardinal: Lebanon Leaders Should Resign After Beirut Blast
  
  By Courtney Mares/CNA | Lebanon’s Maronite Catholic patriarch called for the resignation of the entire Lebanese government Sunday, following the devastating explosion in Beirut last week. “The...
- Chinese Cardinals, World Religious Leaders: ‘We Stand With the Uyghurs’
  
  By Courtney Mares/CNA | The Chinese government’s treatment of Uyghurs is “one of the most egregious human tragedies since the Holocaust,” two Asian cardinals and 74 other religious leaders wrote in a.
- Chinese Catholic Exec Arrested in Hong Kong for ‘Collusion With Foreign Powers’
  
  By Edward Pentin | VATICAN CITY — Hong Kong police today arrested Catholic business tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying under the city’s new national security law — the first high-profile casualty of the...
News from the Vatican
- Weapons must be set aside for peace to flourish, pope says
  
  For peace to flourish, weapons of war must be set aside, especially nuclear weapons that can obliterate entire cities and countries, Pope Francis said on the 75th anniversary of the nuclear bombing...
- Faith wobbles sometimes; what counts is calling for God’s help, pope says
  
  Everyone, including the pope, experiences trials that can shake his or her faith; the key to survival is to call out to the Lord for help, Pope Francis said.
- Pope baptizes formerly conjoined twins who were separated at Vatican hospital
  
  Pope Francis on Thursday baptized conjoined twins who had been separated at a Vatican-owned hospital in June.
- Complicated crossings: Pandemic has not stopped migration
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has complicated the situation of migrants and refugees, but it has not stopped people from seeking safety and a better life abroad, and it has not diverted the Vatican's...

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