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"> </picture> </a> </figure> <div class="articleList__TextWrap"> <h3 class="articleList__headline"><a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/couples-find-sacramental-marriages-in-god-s-perfect-timing">Couples Find Sacramental Marriages ‘in God’s Perfect Timing’</a></h3> <p class="articleList__text"> In total 121 couples had their marriages convalidated this year in the archdiocese, a substantial increase from last year’s 42. </p> <div class="articleMetadata"> <span class="articleMetadata__byline">Nicholas Elbers/The B.C. Catholic</span> <a href="/section/news">News</a> <time class="articleMetadata__info" datetime="2024-11-23T07:23:33-06:00">November 23, 2024</time> <a class="articleMetadata__comments articleMetadata__info" href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/couples-find-sacramental-marriages-in-god-s-perfect-timing#coral_thread"> <span class="coral-count" data-coral-url="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/couples-find-sacramental-marriages-in-god-s-perfect-timing" data-coral-notext="true"></span> </a> </div> </div> </article> <div id='NCR_EN_Latest_A' class="adMargin"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('NCR_EN_Latest_A'); }); </script> </div> <article class="articleList__item"> <figure class="articleList__image icon icon--"> <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/ukrainian-archbishop-encourages-trump-to-go-to-ukraine"> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 680px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024112307118_23a94d6135faf1c53dadf1f159466f33e8e37ff5af34257c916015c67c9279c8.webp" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 680px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024112307118_23a94d6135faf1c53dadf1f159466f33e8e37ff5af34257c916015c67c9279c8.png" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 681px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024112307118_23a94d6135faf1c53dadf1f159466f33e8e37ff5af34257c916015c67c9279c8.png" type="image/webp"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024112307118_23a94d6135faf1c53dadf1f159466f33e8e37ff5af34257c916015c67c9279c8.png" alt="Archbishop Boris Godziak, Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archiparagi of Philadelphia." title="Archbishop Boris Godziak, Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archiparagi of Philadelphia. "> </picture> </a> </figure> <div class="articleList__TextWrap"> <h3 class="articleList__headline"><a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/ukrainian-archbishop-encourages-trump-to-go-to-ukraine">Ukrainian Archbishop Encourages Trump to Go to Ukraine</a></h3> <p class="articleList__text"> Hundreds of thousands have been killed as a result of the Russian invasion, with more than 14 million people forced to leave their homes. </p> <div class="articleMetadata"> <span class="articleMetadata__byline">Kate Quiñones/CNA</span> <a href="/section/world">World</a> <time class="articleMetadata__info" datetime="2024-11-23T07:17:03-06:00">November 23, 2024</time> <a class="articleMetadata__comments articleMetadata__info" href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/ukrainian-archbishop-encourages-trump-to-go-to-ukraine#coral_thread"> <span class="coral-count" data-coral-url="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/ukrainian-archbishop-encourages-trump-to-go-to-ukraine" data-coral-notext="true"></span> </a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="articleList__item"> <figure class="articleList__image icon icon--"> <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/skull-of-st-thomas-aquinas-to-visit-washington-dc-on-international-tour"> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 680px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024112305110_af7c9f97ebc7b0e38fb72dc02c89d9c1586ca14fb598602572a9f521b65a37b3.webp" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 680px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024112305110_af7c9f97ebc7b0e38fb72dc02c89d9c1586ca14fb598602572a9f521b65a37b3.png" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 681px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024112305110_af7c9f97ebc7b0e38fb72dc02c89d9c1586ca14fb598602572a9f521b65a37b3.png" type="image/webp"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2024112305110_af7c9f97ebc7b0e38fb72dc02c89d9c1586ca14fb598602572a9f521b65a37b3.png" alt="The relics of St. Thomas Aquinas are kept in Toulouse, France, where the Dominican order was founded." title="The relics of St. Thomas Aquinas are kept in Toulouse, France, where the Dominican order was founded. "> </picture> </a> </figure> <div class="articleList__TextWrap"> <h3 class="articleList__headline"><a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/skull-of-st-thomas-aquinas-to-visit-washington-dc-on-international-tour">Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas to Visit Washington, DC, On International Tour</a></h3> <p class="articleList__text"> Friday’s event will begin with a solemn Mass celebrated by Cardinal Wilton Gregory, archbishop of Washington, followed by an opportunity to venerate the relics. </p> <div class="articleMetadata"> <span class="articleMetadata__byline">Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA</span> <a href="/section/nation">Nation</a> <time class="articleMetadata__info" datetime="2024-11-23T06:59:32-06:00">November 23, 2024</time> <a class="articleMetadata__comments articleMetadata__info" href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/skull-of-st-thomas-aquinas-to-visit-washington-dc-on-international-tour#coral_thread"> <span class="coral-count" data-coral-url="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/skull-of-st-thomas-aquinas-to-visit-washington-dc-on-international-tour" data-coral-notext="true"></span> </a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="articleList__item"> <figure class="articleList__image icon icon--"> <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/biden-awards-medal-of-freedom-to-former-planned-parenthood-leader-cecile-richards"> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 680px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20241122141140_131004a7e03bc569493e6e3703c7ee9e274d10f43bc7ccc203e50dab26c80f0b.webp" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 680px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20241122141140_131004a7e03bc569493e6e3703c7ee9e274d10f43bc7ccc203e50dab26c80f0b.png" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 681px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20241122141140_131004a7e03bc569493e6e3703c7ee9e274d10f43bc7ccc203e50dab26c80f0b.png" type="image/webp"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20241122141140_131004a7e03bc569493e6e3703c7ee9e274d10f43bc7ccc203e50dab26c80f0b.png" alt="President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, photographed here with Kirk Adams and First Lady Jill Biden, in a photo posted to his X account, Nov. 20, 2024." title="President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, photographed here with Kirk Adams and First Lady Jill Biden, in a photo posted to his X account, Nov. 20, 2024. "> </picture> </a> </figure> <div class="articleList__TextWrap"> <h3 class="articleList__headline"><a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/biden-awards-medal-of-freedom-to-former-planned-parenthood-leader-cecile-richards">Biden Awards Medal of Freedom to Former Planned Parenthood Leader Cecile Richards</a></h3> <p class="articleList__text"> Richards was the president of Planned Parenthood from February 2006 until she stepped down in April 2018. </p> <div class="articleMetadata"> <span class="articleMetadata__byline">Tyler Arnold/CNA</span> <a href="/section/nation">Nation</a> <time class="articleMetadata__info" datetime="2024-11-22T15:45:12-06:00">November 22, 2024</time> <a class="articleMetadata__comments articleMetadata__info" href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/biden-awards-medal-of-freedom-to-former-planned-parenthood-leader-cecile-richards#coral_thread"> <span class="coral-count" data-coral-url="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/biden-awards-medal-of-freedom-to-former-planned-parenthood-leader-cecile-richards" data-coral-notext="true"></span> </a> </div> </div> </article> <div id='NCR_EN_Latest_B' class="adMargin"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('NCR_EN_Latest_B'); }); </script> </div> <article class="articleList__item"> <figure class="articleList__image icon icon--"> <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/prestigious-ratzinger-prize-awarded-to-notre-dame-theologian-japanese-sculptor-at-vatican"> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 680px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20241122131136_649b3f3fe11085b2690cd290a56931d2670c13c4a56a9b42df1fab5d7de89b37.webp" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 680px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20241122131136_649b3f3fe11085b2690cd290a56931d2670c13c4a56a9b42df1fab5d7de89b37.png" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 681px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20241122131136_649b3f3fe11085b2690cd290a56931d2670c13c4a56a9b42df1fab5d7de89b37.png" type="image/webp"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20241122131136_649b3f3fe11085b2690cd290a56931d2670c13c4a56a9b42df1fab5d7de89b37.png" alt="The Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation awards the Ratzinger Prize to Notre Dame theologian Cyril O’Regan and Japanese sculptor Etsurō Sotoo at in a ceremony at the Vatican on Nov. 22, 204." title="The Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation awards the Ratzinger Prize to Notre Dame theologian Cyril O’Regan and Japanese sculptor Etsurō Sotoo at in a ceremony at the Vatican on Nov. 22, 204. "> </picture> </a> </figure> <div class="articleList__TextWrap"> <h3 class="articleList__headline"><a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/prestigious-ratzinger-prize-awarded-to-notre-dame-theologian-japanese-sculptor-at-vatican">Prestigious Ratzinger Prize Awarded to Notre Dame Theologian, Japanese Sculptor at Vatican</a></h3> <p class="articleList__text"> Before the ceremony on Nov. 22, the prize recipients took part in a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Georg Gänswein in the Vatican crypts close to the tomb of Benedict XVI. </p> <div class="articleMetadata"> <span class="articleMetadata__byline">Hannah Brockhaus/CNA</span> <a href="/section/vatican">Vatican</a> <time class="articleMetadata__info" datetime="2024-11-22T15:40:22-06:00">November 22, 2024</time> <a class="articleMetadata__comments articleMetadata__info" href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/prestigious-ratzinger-prize-awarded-to-notre-dame-theologian-japanese-sculptor-at-vatican#coral_thread"> <span class="coral-count" data-coral-url="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/prestigious-ratzinger-prize-awarded-to-notre-dame-theologian-japanese-sculptor-at-vatican" data-coral-notext="true"></span> </a> </div> </div> </article> <article class="articleList__item"> <figure class="articleList__image icon icon--"> <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/police-search-for-thief-who-stole-9-11-memorial-gold-rose-from-new-york-catholic-church"> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 680px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20241122121136_5107c48e773c20c09b0f26f638e074585a2c947a47d4d6975b801b5a47b58647.webp" type="image/webp"> <source media="(max-width: 680px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20241122121136_5107c48e773c20c09b0f26f638e074585a2c947a47d4d6975b801b5a47b58647.png" type="image/webp"> <source media="(min-width: 681px)" data-srcset="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20241122121136_5107c48e773c20c09b0f26f638e074585a2c947a47d4d6975b801b5a47b58647.png" type="image/webp"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20241122121136_5107c48e773c20c09b0f26f638e074585a2c947a47d4d6975b801b5a47b58647.png" alt="Police are searching for a thief who entered the Church of St. Francis of Assisi on West 31st Street in Manhattan on Nov. 20, 2024, and stole a gold rose that memorializes a priest who perished in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks." title="Police are searching for a thief who entered the Church of St. Francis of Assisi on West 31st Street in Manhattan on Nov. 20, 2024, and stole a gold rose that memorializes a priest who perished in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. 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