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Roman curia will not gather for Lenten retreat due to COVID-19

The Roman curia will not conduct their Lenten spiritual retreat together this year due to COVID-19. Just as last year,…

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St. Irenaeus a step closer to being declared a Doctor of the Church

Pope Francis is analyzing a proposal presented by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to declare St. Irenaeus a…

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Pope Francis declares St. Irenaeus ‘Doctor of Unity’

Pope Francis on Friday officially declared St. Irenaeus of Lyon as the 37th Doctor of the Church, with the title…

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Pope Francis: The Church is firmly committed to justice for abuse victims

Pope Francis said Friday that the Catholic Church is firmly committed to bringing justice to victims of clerical abuse through…

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Pope Francis consoles parents who lost two daughters in car accident

Sisters Antonella and Lorena died in a car accident in Rome only days before Christmas. MARÍA CHÉVEZ Antonella and Lorena’s…

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Rutilio Grande, the martyred priest whose death changed St. Óscar Romero’s life

Two laymen, one Capuchin and a Jesuit, Fr. Rutilio Grande, will be beatified in El Salvador on Jan. 22. All…

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Pope Francis to confer new lay ministries for first time in St. Peter’s Basilica

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and…

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Pope Francis sends $100,000 to migrants in Belarus, typhoon victims in Philippines

-“Let us think of the migrants, of their sufferings, and let us pray in silence…” Pope Francis has sent 100,000…

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