Marking the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph being declared patron of the Universal Church, Pope Francis proclaimed a yearlong celebration dedicated to the foster father of Jesus.
In a Dec. 8 …
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By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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12/9/20
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Although dogged for years by rumors of sexual impropriety, Theodore E. McCarrick was able to rise up the Catholic hierarchical structure based on personal contacts, protestations of his innocence and …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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11/12/20
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Eight hundred years ago, God sent a poor man who had been rich to help rebuild a Church and a society that were falling into ruin.
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By Jay Nies
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10/29/20
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Pope Francis often has expressed openness to the idea of laws recognizing civil unions, including for gay couples, to protect their rights.
The pope’s comments in a brief passage in the …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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10/21/20
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Bringing the Vatican official in charge of translations with him, Pope Francis signed his new encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship,” at the tomb of …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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10/5/20
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Professing faith in God as the creator of all human beings, or even simply recognizing that all people possess an inherent …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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10/5/20
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Pope Francis’ social encyclical sees the need for …
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By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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10/5/20
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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10/5/20
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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 …
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By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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7/23/20
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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 …
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By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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6/3/20
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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 …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
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4/30/20
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In a dark and nearly empty St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis blessed a fire, …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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4/13/20
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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 …
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By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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4/10/20
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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 …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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3/27/20
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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 …
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Catholic News Service, Washington, D.C.
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3/26/20
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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 …
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By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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3/26/20
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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 …
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By Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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3/11/20
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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 …
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By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service, Washington, D.C.
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2/19/20
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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 …
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By Lise Alves, Catholic News Service, Sao Paulo
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2/19/20
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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 …
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By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service, Vatican City
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2/19/20
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