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Cardinal Tomko’s love for service to Church recalled at funeral Mass
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re celebrates the funeral Mass for the late Cardinal Jozef Tomko, and recalls the former Prefect of…
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Bishop in Kazakhstan: Pope’s trip is an opportunity to send a message to the world
Pope Francis will travel to Kazakhstan to participate in the World Religions Conference from September 13-15, where he will meet…
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Franciscan fraternity: rescript enables non-ordained brothers to be elected superiors
For decades, some branches of the Franciscan Order have been working towards restablishing the order’s original sense of fraternity. In…
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Pope Francis uses a cane rather than a wheelchair to enter his General Audience
With the end of his summer vacation and his return from Canada, Pope Francis begins to hold his General Audiences…
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Pope Francis asks for prayers for entrepreneurs, praises “courage and effort”
In a video featuring his prayer intentions for the month of August, the Pope asks for prayers “that small and…
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Pope Francis affirms possession of nuclear weapons “immoral” ahead of UN conference
On Twitter, Pope Francis restated that the use of nuclear weapons as well as their mere possession is immoral. The…
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35 religious institutions divest $500 million from fossil fuels
35 religious organizations around the world have announced that they will no longer invest in fossil fuels. The divestment totals…
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Pope Francis names three women to Vatican body that oversees selection of world’s bishops
Pope Francis has named three women to the Dicastery of Bishops, the Vatican body responsible for overseeing the selection of…
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Pope Francis advises congregations not to lose their charism
Pope Francis met with members of the Order of the Mother of God, the Basilian Order of St. Josaphat and…
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Pope Francis calls for reconciliation in Libya, calls war in Ukraine “senseless” at Angelus
After praying the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis turned his attention to the political crisis in Libya, where…
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