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Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Michael Warfel of Great Falls-Billings; Succeeded by Coadjutor Bishop Jeffrey Fleming
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Michael W. Warfel from the Office of Bishop of Great Falls-Billings. Bishop Jeffrey M. Fleming, up until now coadjutor...
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Pope Francis
Pope: Dorothy Day's life shows evangelizing power of charity, witness, love
Pope Francis has written the foreword to a new edition of Dorothy Day's 1938 memoir about her conversion to Catholicism. Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement...
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Pope Francis
'Rigidity is bad, but firmness is good,' pope says at Angelus
Staying strong in one's faith and convictions is important, but in the Gospels Jesus shows how important it is to make accommodations out of compassion for someone in...
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Pope Francis
Christians called to heal 'epidemic of enmity,' papal message says
"An attitude of openness to others as brothers or sisters is one of the distinctive traits of the pontificate of Pope Francis, of his witness and his magisterium,"...
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Vatican
Scenes on a mid-August day near the Vatican
In the weeks surrounding the Aug. 15 feast of the Assumption of Mary, Italians go on vacation. Especially in Rome, the coffee bars, restaurants and shops that are not...
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Prayer
Pope entrusts prayers for peace to Mary, assumed into heaven
Pope Francis led the midday recitation of the Angelus prayer Aug. 15, the feast of the Assumption of Mary and a major summer holiday in Italy.
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Bible
Jesus does not abandon individuals or the church, pope says at Angelus
Commenting on the Gospel story of Jesus walking on the water in Matthew 14:22-33, Pope Francis said the feat was a sign of Jesus' power over evil and a call to all...
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Pope Francis
Pope offers prayers for victims of fires in Hawaii
Pope Francis offered "the assurance of prayers for the dead, injured and displaced, as well as for the first responders and emergency personnel" as fires continue to...
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Synod on Synodality
All aboard: WYD pilgrims know about the synod, share its concerns
Young Catholics who went to World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, knew about the upcoming assembly of the Synod of Bishops, shared many of the concerns expressed during...
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World Youth Day
WYD pilgrims showed the world faith can lead to peace, pope says
At his first general audience after World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, Pope Francis told pilgrims and visitors about his trip, about the faith of the young people he...