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admincco2June 4, 2021
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Cardinal Marx offers resignation to Pope Francis

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the 67-year-old archbishop of Munich and Freising, has offered his resignation to Pope Francis. The influential cardinal…
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admincco2June 4, 2021
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Pope Francis and President Biden may meet on June 15

According to sources from the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, the first meeting between Pope Francis and President Joe Biden might take…
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admincco2June 3, 2021
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Four universities team up for research project on Pius XII’s geopolitics

World War II was a decisive time for society. Different ideas about the Western world were being developed. One envisioned…
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admincco2June 3, 2021
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Pope Francis: Never forget that Jesus is praying for you before the Father

Pope Francis said Wednesday that just as Jesus prayed for his friends while on earth, he also prays for each…
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admincco2June 3, 2021
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Card. Pell on the Church in Germany: No one has the right to alter the doctrine of Jesus

Cardinal George Pell shows in the second volume of his memoirs in prison his concern about the drift of the…
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admincco2June 2, 2021
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Michael Haddad: Pope blesses climate activist, asks for prayers at North Pole

Following a brief encounter with Pope Francis at the weekly General Audience, Michael Haddad describes the Pope’s blessing of his…
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admincco2June 2, 2021
286

US recognizes Vatican’s financial regulations on client verification

According to the website of the US Internal Revenue Service, the Holy See and the Vatican City State have just…
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admincco2June 2, 2021
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Pope toughens penalties for those who abuse minors

The Vatican has radically updated the penal section of its Code of Canon Law. The latest version was from 1983…
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admincco2June 2, 2021
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“For the Uyghurs, living the faith is equivalent to choosing death”

The persecution of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang by the Chinese regime has been described as a genocide by Human Rights…
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admincco2June 2, 2021
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Pope at Audience: Jesus the model of prayer for His disciples

Pope Francis continues his catechesis on Christian prayer at the Wednesday General Audience, and explains that prayer was fundamental in…
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