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Vatican trial postponed to January

The fifth hearing in the case concerning alleged financial offences involving funds from the Secretariat of State is cut short…

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Pope Francis: The value of a person is not determined by ability

In a meeting with disabled children and their caregivers at the Vatican on Monday, Pope Francis said that a person’s…

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Pope Francis approves miracle attributed to a French nun who will be made a saint

Pope Francis has approved a miracle attributed to Blessed Marie Rivier, a French nun who founded a religious congregation amid…

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Pope praises “dignity” of French bishops in tackling abuse crisis

A few hours after meeting with Pope Francis, the President of the French Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, and…

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He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit

John the Baptist continues to dominate the scene on the Third Sunday of Advent. Today he prophesies that the one…

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Vatican liturgy office issues guidelines for catechist ministry

The Vatican’s liturgy office on Monday issued a rite and guidelines for the institution of lay catechists in the dioceses…

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Pope Francis prays for strength for victims, relief workers after Kentucky tornado

Pope Francis prayed on Monday that God would give gifts of strength and perseverance to rescue workers and all those…

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Pope Francis: ‘May Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego teach us how to always walk together’

Pope Francis prayed on Sunday that Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego would teach Catholics how to “walk…

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Pope: Let us not experience a fake, commercial Christmas

Pope Francis on Friday met delegations from Peru and Italy who donated the Nativity Scene and the giant Christmas tree…

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Vatican produces liturgical rite for institution of catechists

The Prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments says “the publication of the Rite…

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