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What's the difference between a nun and sister?

What is the Difference Between a Nun and a Sister? For 99 percent of Catholics out there, there is no difference in their mind between a nun and a sister, nor between an order and a congregation. But in view of the law of the

Celebrating All Saints Day and All Souls Day.

All You Need to Know about All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days It seems unusual that our Church liturgical calendar schedules two major celebrations on days that are back to back. But that is precisely the situation with the solemnity of All Saints, a liturgical feast, and

What exactly is a saint, and what do they mean to us?

The Communion of Saints Catholics are often challenged by other Christians to defend the Church’s teaching about the Communion of Saints. “Why designate certain people with the title ‘saint’?” they ask. “Aren’t we all saints? And why should we