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Pope Francis: Small ideological groups oppose same-sex blessings; Africa a ‘special case’

Pope Francis: Small ideological groups oppose same-sex...

Pope Francis meets with members of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the...

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Female Anglican bishop participates in meeting with pope’s Council of Cardinals

Female Anglican bishop participates in meeting with pope’s...

Pope Francis meets with the Council of Cardinals on Feb. 5, 2024, at the Vatican....

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Vatican worship dicastery’s meeting to focus on proper liturgical formation, implementation

Vatican worship dicastery’s meeting to focus on proper...

Pope Francis with Cardinal Arthur Roche, prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery of Divine...

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Pope Francis: ‘God is always close to us’ 

Pope Francis: ‘God is always close to us’ 

Pope Francis delivers his Sunday Angelus address at St. Peter's on Feb. 4, 2024....

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Vatican doctrine office releases note on discerning the validity of the sacraments

Vatican doctrine office releases note on discerning the...

Credit: Diego Cervo/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Feb 3, 2024 / 09:21 am (CNA). The...

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Pope Francis: To be ‘scandalized’ by gay couple blessings is ‘hypocrisy’

Pope Francis: To be ‘scandalized’ by gay couple blessings...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024,...

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The remarkable life and papacy of Blessed Pope Pius IX

The remarkable life and papacy of Blessed Pope Pius IX

When Pope Pius IX declared the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin...

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Pope Francis: Sorrow is an ‘ailment of the soul'

Pope Francis: Sorrow is an ‘ailment of the soul'

Pope Francis speaks during his general audience on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in the...

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Buenos Aires archbishop highlights courage of Mama Antula, the ‘mother’ of Argentina

Buenos Aires archbishop highlights courage of Mama Antula,...

Archbishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva of Buenos Aires, Argentina. / Credit: Daniel...

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Pope Francis: ‘It is never too late to take action’ against human trafficking

Pope Francis: ‘It is never too late to take action’ against...

Talitha Kum members hold a sculpture of St. Josephine Bakhita in St. Peter's Square...

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Pope Francis: ‘Without liturgical reform there is no reform of the Church’ 

Pope Francis: ‘Without liturgical reform there is no reform...

Pope Francis addressed members of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline...

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Pope Francis to preside at Ash Wednesday Mass and traditional procession in Rome

Pope Francis to preside at Ash Wednesday Mass and traditional...

Pope Francis at the Church of St. Anselm on Ash Wednesday, March 1, 2017. / Credit:...

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Meeting between Pope Francis and Argentine president signals possible turn in relationship

Meeting between Pope Francis and Argentine president signals...

Pope Francis meets with Argentina President Javier Milei in a private audience on...

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Pope Francis on Our Lady of Lourdes feast: The Church is close to all who are sick or frail

Pope Francis on Our Lady of Lourdes feast: The Church is...

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address on Feb. 11, 2024. / Vatican Media Vatican...

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Pope Francis canonizes Argentina’s first female saint

Pope Francis canonizes Argentina’s first female saint

Pope Francis at the canonization of María Antonia of St. Joseph — known affectionately...

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Pope Francis: Argentina’s first female saint shows us ‘the path of holiness’

Pope Francis: Argentina’s first female saint shows us ‘the...

Pope Francis meets with Argentine pilgrims on Feb. 9, 2024, ahead of the historic...

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Pope Francis: Sloth is a ‘very dangerous temptation’ akin to apathy

Pope Francis: Sloth is a ‘very dangerous temptation’ akin...

Pope Francis delivers an address during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 14,...

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Pope Francis: Technological development must promote the human being

Pope Francis: Technological development must promote the...

Pope Francis meets with members of the Pontifical Academy for Life on Feb. 12, 2024,...

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Pope names biochemist who contributed to COVID vaccine to Pontifical Academy for Life

Pope names biochemist who contributed to COVID vaccine...

Nobel prize for medicine laureate Katalin Kariko speaks during the annual Nobel...

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What did Milei and Pope Francis say to each other at the canonization of Mama Antula?

What did Milei and Pope Francis say to each other at the...

Pope Francis greets Argentina President Javier Milei in St. Peter’s Basilica on...