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Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
Church can teach what's at stake when nations choose war, not peace, cardinal says
Speaking to Catholic News Service during a visit to the papal farm in Castel Gandolfo, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago said wars today seem more like "a choice rather...
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Vatican
Visitor breath, sweat and climate change prompt work on Sistine Chapel masterpiece
The Vatican Museums recently began maintenance work on the Sistine Chapel after a whitish film formed across some of the frescoes. The chapel is still open to visitors...
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Vatican
In the face of the mystery of evil, Christians must be signs of hope, pope says
During a parish visit in his Diocese of Rome, Pope Leo XIV went to a working-class neighborhood that has been facing rising criminal activity and increased local efforts...
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Vatican
Why do the bones of St. Francis draw hundreds of thousands of pilgrims?
Eight hundred years after his death, the remains of St. Francis of Assisi were exhumed and placed on public display in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi...
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Pope Leo XIV
U.S. visitors' office saw big uptick in serving pilgrims during 2025
There's a small office near Rome's famous Trevi Fountain that helps U.S. visitors see the pope and have a deeper spiritual experience when they come to the Eternal City...
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Lent
God offers new possibilities, not prohibitions, with his invitation to love, pope says
Beginning with the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, humankind has had to face "the age-old dilemma: can I live my life to the fullest by saying 'yes' to God...
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Lent
Dare to be free, join exodus away from stagnation, pope says on Ash Wednesday
Pope Leo XIV marked the beginning of Lent by highlighting how people, especially younger generations, are looking for an "authentic, honest and attractive" way to take...
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Vatican
The Church is proof of God's plan to unite humanity, pope says
Pope Leo XIV reflected on the Church as a visible sign and active instrument of God’s plan to unite humanity through Christ in his weekly general audience. He said the...
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Vatican
From Foreheads to Crowns: How Ash Wednesday looks different worldwide
Catholics around the world mark the start of Lent in different ways this week, but the call to humility and prayer remains the same.
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Pope Leo XIV
A true parish welcomes everyone, spreads respect, harmony, pope says
For his first visit to a parish in his Diocese of Rome, Pope Leo XIV went to the seaside community of Ostia Lido, which has a close connection to the story of St...