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Pope Francis on Palm Sunday 2023: Lost, confused, forgotten? Jesus is with you

Pope Francis on Palm Sunday 2023: Lost, confused, forgotten?...

Pope Francis presided over Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square on April 2, 2023....

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Pope Francis tells Italian welfare agency not to forget foreign workers

Pope Francis tells Italian welfare agency not to forget...

Pope Francis meets with executives and employees of the Istituto Nazionale della...

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Archbishop Michael O. Jackels of Dubuque, Iowa, resigns for health reasons

Archbishop Michael O. Jackels of Dubuque, Iowa, resigns...

Archbishop Michael O. Jackels. / Archdiocese of Dubuque. Vatican City, Apr 4, 2023...

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Report: Chinese bishop appointed to Shanghai without Vatican approval

Report: Chinese bishop appointed to Shanghai without Vatican...

The installation ceremony of Bishop John Peng Weizhao in Nanchang, China, on Nov....

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Pope Francis’ advice for Holy Week: Look to the cross, our hope is there

Pope Francis’ advice for Holy Week: Look to the cross,...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims from the pope mobile in St. Peter’s Square on April...

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Pope Francis revises the penal law of the Eastern Catholic Churches

Pope Francis revises the penal law of the Eastern Catholic...

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus reflection from the Apostolic Palace in Vatican...

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Pope Francis celebrates ‘the birthday of the priesthood’ with 1,800 priests on Holy Thursday

Pope Francis celebrates ‘the birthday of the priesthood’...

Pope Francis presided over a Chrism Mass at which more than 1,880 priests, bishops,...

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Pope Francis washes feet of young inmates on Holy Thursday 2023

Pope Francis washes feet of young inmates on Holy Thursday...

Pope Francis washes the feet of 12 young men and women, inmates at Casal del Marmo...

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Vatican: Pope Francis will not attend Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum due to cold weather

Vatican: Pope Francis will not attend Stations of the Cross...

Pope Francis prays the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, on...

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Pope Francis offers five commitments as Christmas approaches

Pope Francis offers five commitments as Christmas approaches

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What does it mean to be laicized, defrocked, or dismissed from the clerical state?

What does it mean to be laicized, defrocked, or dismissed...

Fr. Frank Pavone. / American Life League via Flickr CC BY NC 2.0. Denver, Colo.,...

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Pope Francis to Roman Curia: Be vigilant against ‘the evil that quietly lurks among us’

Pope Francis to Roman Curia: Be vigilant against ‘the evil...

Pope Francis speaking to the Roman Curia at the Vatican, Dec. 22, 2022 / Vatican...

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Full text: Pope Francis’ homily for Christmas 2022

Full text: Pope Francis’ homily for Christmas 2022

Pope Francis prays in front of the nativity scene after Christmas Mass Dec. 24,...

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Pope Francis on Christmas: The manger is a sign that God is with us and loves us

Pope Francis on Christmas: The manger is a sign that God...

Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Dec. 24, 2022. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA...

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Father Rupnik ‘egocentric and violent,’ a sister from his former community alleges

Father Rupnik ‘egocentric and violent,’ a sister from his...

Father Marko Rupnik, SJ. / Screenshot Vatican News Rome Newsroom, Dec 22, 2022 /...

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Full text: Pope Francis’ Christmas Urbi et Orbi blessing 2022

Full text: Pope Francis’ Christmas Urbi et Orbi blessing...

Pope Francis delivers his Christmas "Urbi et Orbi" address on Dec. 25, 2022. / Vatican...

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On Christmas Day, Pope Francis prays for Prince of Peace to end ‘third world war’

On Christmas Day, Pope Francis prays for Prince of Peace...

With a cane in his right hand, 86-year-old Pope Francis delivers his 10th Christmas...

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Pope Francis: Pray for a ‘very ill’ Benedict XVI

Pope Francis: Pray for a ‘very ill’ Benedict XVI

Pope Francis visits Benedict XVI on Aug. 27th, 2022 / Vatican Media Vatican City,...

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Pope Francis, renewing his prayers for peace in Ukraine, calls on Catholics to learn from the martyrs

Pope Francis, renewing his prayers for peace in Ukraine,...

Pope Francis waves to the faithful gathered on St. Peter's Square, Dec. 26, 2022...

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Pope Francis: The manger ‘is the throne of our King’

Pope Francis: The manger ‘is the throne of our King’

Pope Francis at the Wednesday general audience on Dec. 28, 2022. / Credit: Vatican...