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MENTOR-ON-THE-LAKE, Ohio — A trip of a lifetime for me and two of my daughters, Therese and Sarah, began after they met Gianna Emanuela Molla last Nov. 10. Gianna Emanuela is the fourth child of St. Gianna Beretta Molla, canonized in 2004, by St. John Paul II. She is the patron for mothers, physicians and unborn children. Gianna Emanuela invited Therese and Sarah to visit her in her native Italy, and so they did. I decided to tag along. READ MORE.

PARMA, Ohio — Sixteen pilgrims began their Russian pilgrimage with overnight travel, departing July 24 from New York and arriving in Moscow the next day. The Russian capital is named after the Moskva River, on the banks of which it was founded. READ MORE.

We must not fall into the trap of looking at the Eastern Church’s relationship with the Mother of God with arrogance, as being outdated. The Mother of God teaches us one thing: to trust in the Word of God. How important it is today to trust in the Word of God!

FLUSHING, Mich. — The first-ever Eastern Catholic parish in Puerto Rico was established this spring, when a formerly Orthodox parish entered into full communion with the Catholic Church.... READ MORE.

CHICAGO — The pastor, parishioners and church buildings of St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Parish in Houston were mostly spared by Hurricane Harvey and the floods that hit city late last month. ...READ MORE.

BURTON, Ohio — The two-day pilgrimage of the Eparchy of Parma to the Shrine of Our Lady of Mariapoch drew the highest numbers in recent history, exceeding 200 for the closing Divine Liturgy with Bishop Milan Lach, SJ, apostolic administrator of Parma, Aug. 13. ... READ MORE.