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- Sarah’s last hurrah? 2020 could see major Vatican shakeups
  
  Looking ahead to the rest of 2020, this year could see several major Vatican shakeups as Pope Francis's reform of the Roman Curia rolls out and several current department heads have already reached...
  
  ‘Ad limina’ is time to reflect on personal growth in faith, bishop says
  
  Before meeting Pope Francis, the bishops of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri prayed before the tomb of St. Peter and reflected on how the fisherman grew in faith and love for Jesus.
  
  Pope prepares to celebrate first Sunday of the Word of God on Jan. 26
  
  Next week, Pope Francis will lead the first celebration of the Sunday of the Word of God, which he instituted as a yearly occasion to celebrate and study the Bible.
  
  Protect your health, physically and spiritually, pope says
  
  Jesus healed people of all sorts of physical ailments, but he always started with the essential — forgiving their sins, Pope Francis said.
  
  Pope speaks to U.S. bishops about pro-life issues, transgender ideology
  
  Protecting human life is the "preeminent" social and political issue, Pope Francis said, and he asked the head of the U.S. bishops' Committee for Pro-Life Activities to convey his support...
National Catholic Register
- 7 Sisters On Distraction During Prayer, Have Hope Jesus Will Bring My Kids Back To Faith, And More!
  
  By Tito Edwards | From The Seven Sisters Apostolate About Distraction During Prayer – Fr. Z’s Blog I Still Have Hope That Christ Will Bring My Kids Back to the Faith – Maggie Green at Catholic...
  
  What Alzheimer’s Can Remind Us of
  
  By Sherry Antonetti | When my grandmother came to live with us because she suffered from the middle stages of Alzheimer’s, we made jokes to ease some of the day to day sharpness of having her forget...
  
  The Methodists May Soon Split Up — Will Some Become Catholic?
  
  By Peter Jesserer Smith | Ten years ago, Benedict XVI issued a new decree that would create three new Catholic dioceses with English Christian patrimony called personal ordinariates and they would...
  
  Lila Rose of Live Action: ‘The Pro-Life Movement Is Growing’
  
  By Mary Rose Short | Lila Rose was still in college, studying at UCLA, when she founded Live Action with the mission of sharing the truth about abortion and the abortion industry. She believed, and...
  
  Discernment 101: Father Mike Schmitz Tackles Decision-Making in Light of God’s Will
  
  By Sarah Reinhard | HOW TO MAKE GREAT DECISIONS By Father Mike Schmitz Wellspring, 2019 56 pages, $17.95 To order: amazon.com Discernment. It’s a word that’s both Catholic and trendy, with a...