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Deacon Samuel Bass, Seminarian

Seminarian for Diocese of Austin, Texas.
Deacon Samuel, originally from Texas, pursued the Rite of Christian Initiation here at St. Jude Parish, Blairstown, NJ and was baptised at the Easter Vigil in 2013. Samual was ordained a deacon in June of 2021 and is preparing for ordination to the priesthood scheduled for 2022 in the Diocese of Austin Texas.
Catholic News Service
- Nicaragua president calls church a dictatorship, bishops ‘murderers’
  
  MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega blasted Catholic leaders as a “gang of...
- Vatican says it restricted East Timor archbishop after abuse allegations
  
  DILI, East Timor (CNS) — After a Dutch newspaper published an investigation into abuse allegations...
- Hurricane Ian leaves catastrophe in Florida, millions without power
  
  WASHINGTON (CNS) — It’s too early to tell the extent of the damage in the...
- Montana bishop ordains 23 deacons from North American College
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Ordaining deacons on the feast of the archangels Michael, Gabriel and...
- Diocese of Venice, Fla., implements emergency plans before Ian hits region
  
  VENICE, Fla. (CNS) — Venice Bishop Frank J. Dewane urged local residents to pray as...

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National Catholic Register
- A Line in the Sand
  
  Drew Angerer Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, speaks during news conference to announce a new bill on abortion restrictions, on Capitol Hill September 13, 2022...
- Venezuelan Migrants Streaming Into United States Receive Help From Catholic Organizations
  
  Jordan Vonderhaar Groups of migrants receive food from the San Antonio Catholic Charities outside the Migrant Resource Center on September 19, 2022 in San...
- Catholics in Poland and Around the World Pray Divine Mercy Chaplet to End War
  
  Monika Bilska With rosaries in hand, the faithful asked God for mercy for all humanity.
- The Death of the Summer Job
  
  ‘Mowing’ Some reflections from the vantage point of Catholic social thought
News from the Vatican
- Vatican department seeks to implement pope’s new curial vision
  
  One of the largest and most visible Vatican departments has undergone a massive internal overhaul its leaders say reflects Pope Francis’s desire for the Church’s governing bureaucracy to be in closer...
- Invasion of Ukraine was barbaric, but war is complicated, pope tells Jesuits
  
  Pope Francis said that while he has defined Russia's invasion of Ukraine as "unacceptable, repugnant, senseless aggression, barbaric (and) sacrilegious," he also said that too many people have taken...
- Jesus is the best, most faithful friend a person can have, pope says
  
  Jesus never abandons, coerces or blackmails anyone when they stray, rather, he patiently waits and is "our greatest and most faithful friend," Pope Francis said.
- Top Vatican diplomat calls Putin’s nuclear threat ‘repugnant’
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin's warnings that he would consider using nuclear weapons is a "repugnant threat" that shows the urgency of moving to eliminate nuclear weapons, said Cardinal Pietro...