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August 4, 2025

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Mary’s Openness

August 4, 2025

When you think about Our Lady, what comes to mind?  Maybe it’s her obedience, purity, or beauty. But how often do you ponder Mary’s receptivity to God–her willingness to listen?

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Pilgrims gather near a portrait of Blessed Carlo Acutis at the Church of San Marcello al Corso in Rome, where his relics are displayed July 31, 2025, during the Jubilee of Youth, ahead of his Sept. 7 canonization. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Acutis relics a reminder for pilgrims that holiness ‘is not impossible’

August 4, 2025
Along one of Rome's busiest streets, Via del Corso, traffic moves slowly as hundreds of pilgrims crisscross traffic on foot to get to their destination.
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