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Pope Francis on Ukraine’s Russian Orthodox Church ban: ‘Churches are not to be touched!’

Pope Francis on Ukraine’s Russian Orthodox Church ban:...

Pope Francis greets the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square on Aug. 25, 2024....

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Author explains how St. John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis have opposed the devil

Author explains how St. John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and...

Pope Francis speaks with journalist Fabio Marchese Ragona. / Credit: Vatican Media...

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Pope Francis makes surprise visit to St. Monica’s tomb in Rome

Pope Francis makes surprise visit to St. Monica’s tomb...

Pope Francis visits the Basilica of St. Augustine in Rome on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024....

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China officially recognizes formerly ‘underground’ bishop, Vatican says

China officially recognizes formerly ‘underground’ bishop,...

Vatican and China flags. / Credit: esfera/Shutterstock Vatican City, Aug 27, 2024...

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Pope Francis receives Ecuador’s new ambassador to the Holy See, Edmundo Uribe

Pope Francis receives Ecuador’s new ambassador to the Holy...

Pope Francis receives Edmundo Uribe on Aug. 26, 2024. The audience took place in...

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Pope Francis: Intentionally hurting migrants ‘is a grave sin’

Pope Francis: Intentionally hurting migrants ‘is a grave...

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his general audience...

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Pope Francis: Human dignity must be ‘common commitment’ of all Christian churches

Pope Francis: Human dignity must be ‘common commitment’...

Pope Francis addresses the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square for his Angelus...

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Pope Francis meets Middle East Catholic bishops amid fears of all-out war in region

Pope Francis meets Middle East Catholic bishops amid fears...

Pope Francis meets with the bishops of the Arabian region on Aug. 28, 2024, at the...

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Cardinal Suharyo decries how corruption in Indonesia is hurting the poor

Cardinal Suharyo decries how corruption in Indonesia is...

Archbishop Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo leads a Christmas Mass at Jakarta...

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PHOTOS: New Vatican Gardens tour invites families to explore God’s natural ‘masterpieces’

PHOTOS: New Vatican Gardens tour invites families to explore...

Isabella Salandri gives visitors a preview tour of the Vatican Gardens in Vatican...

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20,000 miles over the sea: Here’s where Pope Francis is headed in Southeast Asia and Oceania

20,000 miles over the sea: Here’s where Pope Francis is...

Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni Church, an Indian-Mughal style Catholic church in...

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What can science tell us about eternity? Vatican Observatory to present latest reflection

What can science tell us about eternity? Vatican Observatory...

The Vatican Observatory together with the University of Padua have investigated...

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Pope Francis opposes idea to ‘dissolve’ 400-year-old missionary university in Rome

Pope Francis opposes idea to ‘dissolve’ 400-year-old missionary...

Pope Francis addresses members of the Dicastery for Evangelization, who are meeting...

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Pope agrees to appointments of two bishops chosen by Syro-Malabar Church for India 

Pope agrees to appointments of two bishops chosen by Syro-Malabar...

A Synodal Mass in progress at St. Dominic’s Church at Aluva in the Ernakulam Archdiocese...

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Vatican again calls for a moratorium on killer robots

Vatican again calls for a moratorium on killer robots

The United Nations logo is seen at U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 4, 2023....

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Vatican grants ‘nihil obstat’ to Our Lady of Mercy shrine in France

Vatican grants ‘nihil obstat’ to Our Lady of Mercy shrine...

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

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Pope Francis urges release of hostages, aid for polio outbreak in Gaza

Pope Francis urges release of hostages, aid for polio outbreak...

Speaking to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus prayer...

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Pope Francis begins historic apostolic journey to Southeast Asia and Oceania

Pope Francis begins historic apostolic journey to Southeast...

Indonesian police direct traffic next to billboards displaying a welcome message...

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Pope Francis sends telegram of condolence to Cardinal Parolin after mother’s death

Pope Francis sends telegram of condolence to Cardinal Parolin...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin. / Claude Truong-Ngoc via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0...

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Archbishop Paglia writes new book about old age as a ‘time for inner growth’

Archbishop Paglia writes new book about old age as a ‘time...

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, now president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, speaks...