For more than 20 years, St. John's Area Catholic School in Foley has carried on the tradition of baking, packaging and selling homemade Christmas treats each December.
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Helping others realize their potential is good business, pope says
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Pope recognizes martyrdom of Oklahoma priest killed in Guatemala
Pope Francis has recognized the martyrdom of Father Stanley Rother of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, making him the first martyr born in the United States.
Some fleeing scene of wildfires describe it as escaping ‘gates of hell’
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In Ireland, doctors, church leaders tell the horrors of life in Syria
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USCCB leaders seek prayers for migrants, refugees on Guadalupe feast
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Priest-historian: 75 years later, Pearl Harbor ‘such a powerful event’
A Catholic military chaplain and historian says the attack on Pearl Harbor, even 75 years later, continues to rivet the attention of Americans because it is "such a powerful event."
Our Lady of Guadalupe’s message remains alive across five centuries
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