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Vatican releases step-by-step guide on how leaders must handle abuse allegations
CLICK HERE to read the entire document. The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released a 17-page document offering a step-by-step guide for how bishops, religious … more
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Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican June 3, 2020. During the audience, the Pope prayed for George Floyd and said, “We cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism.”
Pope prays for U.S., calls racism a pro-life issue
Observing with great concern the social unrest unfolding in the United States, Pope Francis said no one can claim to defend the sanctity of every human life while turning a blind eye to racism and … more
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A woman prays with a rosary in 2019 at Old St. Mary’s Church in Detroit. In an April 25, letter, Pope Francis asked Catholics to make a special effort in May to pray the Rosary, knowing that by doing so they will be united with believers around the world asking for Mary’s intercession in stopping the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pope composes prayers for end of pandemic to be recited after Rosary
Pope Francis asked Catholics to make a special effort in May to pray the Rosary, knowing that by doing so they will be united with believers around the world asking for Mary’s intercession in … more
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Pope Francis lights the paschal candle at the start of the Easter vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican April 11, 2020. The Mass was celebrated without the presence of the public due to the coronavirus crisis.
Even in time of pandemic, Easter proclaims the victory of life, Pope says
CLICK HERE to see a related video from Catholic News Service. SCROLL THE ARROWS to see five additional photos In a dark and nearly empty St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis blessed a fire, … more
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Pope Francis leads the Via Crucis procession in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 10, 2020. The Good Friday service was held with no public participation because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pope leads Way of the Cross in empty, torch-lit St. Peter’s Square
For the first time in his papacy, Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross from St. Peter’s Square rather than Rome’s Colosseum, where it has been held annually for more than five … more
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Pope Francis prays in front of the Marian icon, "Salus Populi Romani" (health of the Roman people), during a prayer service in an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 27, 2020. At the conclusion of the service the pope held the Eucharist as he gave an extraordinary blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world). The service was livestreamed in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 is not God’s judgment, but a call to live differently, Pope says
The worldwide coronavirus pandemic is not God’s judgment on humanity, but God’s call on people to judge what is most important to them and resolve to act accordingly from now on, Pope … more
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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops now offers resources on its website for Catholics during the coronavirus pandemic.
USCCB website now offering resources for Catholics amid COVID-19 pandemic
The website of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has created a special link on its website to a page offering various resources for the nation’s Catholics as they weather the ongoing … more
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Pope Francis said he will grant a plenary indulgence to the faithful who watch or listen to his extraordinary blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world) at 6 p.m. Rome time March 27, 2020. The blessing will be livestreamed on vaticannews.va/en.
What is a plenary indulgence?
Pope Francis said he will grant a plenary indulgence to the faithful who watch or listen to his extraordinary blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world) at 6 p.m. Rome time March … more
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Pope Francis recites the rosary at the Shrine of Our Lady of Divine Love in Rome in this 2018 file photo. On March 11, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, he entrusted the world to Mary.
Text of Pope Francis’s prayer to Mary for protection from the coronavirus virus
Here is a CNS translation of the prayer Pope Francis recited by video March 11 for a special Mass and act of prayer asking Mary to protect Italy and the world during of the coronavirus … more
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Jesuit Father Alfredo Ferro celebrates Mass July 14, 2019, in the indigenous community of Nazaret, Colombia. In Pope Francis' postsynodal apostolic exhortation, "Querida Amazonia," released Feb. 12, 2020, the pontiff acknowledged the serious shortage of priests in remote areas of the Amazon, but he insisted not all avenues have been exhausted to address the issue.
QUERIDA AMAZONIA: Bishops worldwide laud ‘Querida Amazonia’ exhortation
Bishops from throughout the world gave high marks to Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation “Querida Amazonia,” taking note of the care with which it was crafted to include the … more
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U.S.-born Sister Dorothy Stang, a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, is pictured in a 2004 file photo in Belem, northern Brazil. The nun was 73 when she was murdered Feb. 12, 2005, on an isolated road near the Brazilian town of Anapu. She had lived in the country for nearly four decades and was known as a fierce defender of a sustainable development project for the Amazon forest.
QUERIDA AMAZONIA: Brazil remembers Sister Dorothy Stang; landless defenders still threatened
Feb. 12 was the 15th anniversary of Sister Dorothy Stang’s assassination in the Amazon region of Brazil. The U.S.-born nun is remembered as a crusader for the poor and the landless and for her … more
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Pilgrims travel in boats as they accompany the statue of Our Lady of Nazareth during an annual river procession and pilgrimage along the Apeu River to a chapel in Macapazinho, Brazil, Aug. 3, 2014. The Vatican released Pope Francis' postsynodal apostolic exhortation, "Querida Amazonia"
QUERIDA AMAZONIA: In Amazon document, Pope calls for action rooted in conversion of heart
Like so many of Pope Francis’ teachings and major documents, his apostolic exhortation on the Amazon is built on a call for conversion — a new way of seeing, thinking and … more
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Sister Maria Emilia Molenda Kuche of Parana, Brazil, a member of the Missionaries of Jesus Crucified, is pictured March 28, 2019, in Islandia, a town in the Peruvian Amazon, where she serves.
QUERIDA AMAZONIA: Pope on women in Amazon Church: Don’t try to ‘clericalize’ them
Pope Francis released his document on the Amazon region on the 15th anniversary of the assassination in Brazil of U.S. Notre Dame Sister Dorothy Stang, a missionary who defended the poor and the … more
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Father Edwin Anthony, a Jesuit missionary from India, celebrates Mass in St. Ignatius, Guyana, April 6, 2019. In Pope Francis’ postsynodal apostolic exhortation, “Querida Amazonia,” released Feb. 12, 2020, the Pontiff acknowledged the serious shortage of priests in remote areas of the Amazon, but he insisted not all avenues have been exhausted to address the issue.
QUERIDA AMAZONIA: Pope says there is no quick fix for priest shortage in Amazon region
CLICK HERE to watch a related video from Catholic News Service. Pope Francis acknowledged the serious shortage of priests in remote areas of the Amazon, but he insisted not all avenues have been … more
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Pope Francis attends the final session of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican in this Oct. 26, 2019, file photo. The Vatican on Feb. 12 released the Pope’s apostolic exhortation, “Querida Amazonia” (Beloved Amazonia), which offers his conclusions from the synod.
QUERIDA AMAZONIA: Pope shares his ‘dreams’ for Amazon region, its Catholic community
Pope Francis said he dreams of an Amazon region where the rights of the poor and indigenous are respected, local cultures are preserved, nature is protected, and the Catholic Church is present and … more
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Catholic pilgrims travel in a boat during an annual river procession and pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Conception along Brazil’s Caraparu River in Santa Izabel do Para, in the Amazon jungle, Dec. 8, 2012.
QUERIDA AMAZONIA: ‘Powerful words of understanding’: Pope backs indigenous in Amazon
Saying the world has much to learn from Amazonian indigenous peoples, Pope Francis declared the Catholic Church their ally in their struggle to protect the region’s forests and rivers. In … more
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Men, women and children are seen behind barbed wire after the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945 in Oswiecim, Poland. Historians estimate that the Nazis sent at least 1.3 million people to Auschwitz between 1940-45, and it is believed that some 1.1 million of those perished there. Auschwitz was liberated by the Russian Army Jan. 27, 1945.
Remembering Holocaust is ‘a duty,’ Pope says
Pope Francis said remembering the millions of men, women and children who perished in the Holocaust is a call for the world today to reflect and commit to not repeating the atrocities of the … more
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Pope Francis greets Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Mo., as he meets with U.S. bishops from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska during their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican Jan. 16, 2020. The bishops were making their "ad limina" visits to report on the status of their dioceses to the Pope and Vatican officials.
Pope speaks with 15 U.S. bishops about abuse crisis, evangelization, parish life, pro-life issues
Pope Francis spent a significant amount of his Jan. 16 meeting with U.S. bishops from the Midwest bolstering parish life and outreach, along with other issues that are crucial to upholding and … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Mo., and other U.S. bishops from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska leave in procession after concelebrating Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome Jan. 14, 2020. The bishops were making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials.
In secularized culture, bishops must give bold witness, KCK Archbishop Naumann says
Despite recent studies that indicate a rise in secularism, bishops must continue to give witness to God’s love by laying down their lives for their flocks, said Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of … more
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Pope Francis visits a medical clinic in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Nov. 15, 2019. The clinic, staffed by doctors, nurses and volunteers, offered medical services during the week leading up to the World Day of the Poor.
Having a friend who is poor will help you get to heaven, Pope says
CLICK HERE to see a related video from CNS. The poor are the Church’s treasure because they give every Christian a chance to “speak the same language as Jesus, that of love,” … more
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