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U.S. Bishops’ President on the Commutations of Federal Death Row Sentences
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement in response to President Biden commuting the federal death...
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Pope Francis
Pope, suffering a cold, focuses on mothers and children before Christmas
Christmas is a time of awe for the birth of the baby Jesus, but it also should be a time to thank God for the gift of human life, Pope Francis said. When you see a...
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Vatican
Curia's role is to help bring God's blessing to the world, pope says
"In the church, the sign and instrument of God's blessing for humanity, we are all called to become artisans of blessing," Pope Francis told top officials of the Roman...
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Pope Francis
Pope will receive outgoing US President Biden at Vatican Jan. 10
Pope Francis and outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden will meet at the Vatican next month to discuss global peace efforts. The two leaders also spoke on the phone Dec. 19...
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Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Chicago
Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Timothy O’Malley, Very Rev. Lawrence J. Sullivan, Rev. José Maria Garcia Maldonado, Rev. Robert Fedek, and Rev. John S. Siemianowski, as...
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Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Gregory Kelly as Bishop of Tyler
Pope Francis has appointed Most Reverend J. Gregory Kelly, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas, as Bishop of Tyler.
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Pope Francis
Support of pontifical missions reflects Jesus' love for poor, pope says
Pope Francis praised a group of Vietnamese Catholics living in the United States who support the Pontifical Mission Societies. Aiding the poor and marginalized must be...
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Jubilee 2025
Jesus is the path and destination for Jubilee pilgrims, pope says
A look at Pope Francis' general audience Dec. 18.
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Iraqi police intercepted terrorists planning to assassinate him, pope says
On his 88th birthday, Pope Francis shared excerpts from his upcoming book "Hope: The Autobiography" in The New York Times and Italy's Corriere della Sera. The pope...
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War & Peace
Pope says there's no religious justification for Russia's war on Ukraine
A month after Pope Francis wrote to the Vatican nuncio in Ukraine, he sent a letter to the nuncio in Russia, once again calling for prayers and dialogue for peace.