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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
- Students collect soil from lynching site in act to achieve racial justice
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Michael Hoyt, Catholic Standard By Mark Zimmermann LEONARDTOWN, Md. (CNS) -- In the dark of night June 17, 1887, a mob lynched Benjamin Hance, hanging the 22-year-old African...
- After U.S. reversal, Vatican reiterates two states needed in Holy Land
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Ammar Awad, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican reiterated its call for a two-state solution in the Holy Land after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...
- Welcoming pope after long flight, Thais keep it warm and informal
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden BANGKOK (CNS) -- Arriving in Thailand after an 11-hour flight, Pope Francis was greeted by 11 children -- one for each of the country's dioceses. Pope...
- In health scare, Jeannie Gaffigan relied on combined dose of faith, humor
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Chad Griffith, courtesy Jeannie Gaffigan By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Jeannie Gaffigan didn't initially set out to write a book about having her brain tumor removed. It is...
- Everyday Heroes: Priest who once dreamed of majors now an MLB chaplain
  
  IMAGE: NS photo/ Spirt Juice Studios, c By Andrew Butler Burke Masters was a baseball player who waited years for his call up to the major leagues. But when it finally came, he was wearing a...

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National Catholic Register
- Vatican Secretary of State Says He Arranged Hospital Loan, Papal Foundation Grant
  
  By Ed Condon and J.D. Flynn/CNA | VATICAN CITY — The Vatican Secretary of State told CNA Tuesday that he is responsible for arranging a much-criticized loan for the purchase of a bankrupt...
- Holy Land Christians: Threatened With Extinction, but Still Bearing Witness
  
  By Solène Tadié | JERUSALEM — The extreme complexity and sensitivity of Christians’ situation in the Holy Land was recently brought to light by a Sept. 8-14 institutional and cultural...
- How to Protect Children Against the Abuse Potential
  
  By Jim Schroeder | She is just wailing. 35 minutes after she started crying, nothing seems to make a difference. Not walking around. Not rocking her. Not patting her on the back or checking her...
- Bishop McElroy and a US ‘Synodal Path’: What Would That Mean?
  
  By Joan Frawley Desmond | WASHINGTON — Shortly after returning from the Synod of Bishops on the Pan-Amazon Region in late October, Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego called for a sweeping adoption of.
News from the Vatican
- Pope calls for action against destructive culture of food waste
  
  A negligent and selfish culture of food waste is fueling the global hunger crisis, damaging the lives of individuals and preventing the progress of all people, Pope Francis said.
- Vatican financial watchdog now a ‘shell’ after police raid
  
  A board member of the Vatican’s financial watchdog has resigned in the wake of a Vatican police raid that resulted in the agency’s suspension from the global communications network of financial...
- Energy-efficient lights to adorn Vatican Christmas tree
  
  The Vatican's Christmas tree will be adorned with energy-saving lights, the governing office of Vatican City said.
- Religious fundamentalism is a ‘plague,’ pope says
  
  Interreligious dialogue is an important way to counter fundamentalist groups as well as the unjust accusation that religions sow division, Pope Francis said.

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