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Immigration
Amid Nationwide Worker Shortages, Bishop Seitz Reaffirms Church’s Closeness with Immigrant Workers Who ‘Labor for Us All’
While American employers continue to struggle with filling more than nine million open jobs and a growing number of communities look to immigration as the solution...
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Middle East
Pope pleads for military restraint in the Middle East
As the world watched with concern, Pope Francis prayed and pleaded for peace in the Holy Land.
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Vatican
Cultivate solidarity through prayer, adoration, pope tells donors
Pope Francis encouraged members of The Papal Foundation and their families to rediscover silent adoration, which he called a "neglected" form of prayer.
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Prayer
Pope turns Rome catechism class into 'school of prayer'
Pope Francis has asked Catholics to observe 2024 as a Year of Prayer in preparation for the Holy Year 2025, and he is doing his part by offering lessons on prayer.
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Priesthood
Parish priests are lifeline to church's mission, cardinal says
Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington was in Rome to receive the Rector's Award at the Pontifical North American College April 11. He sat down with Catholic News...
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Pope Francis
Take evil seriously, pope says at general audience
In his series of talks about virtues, Pope Francis today looked at "fortitude" and how it is needed today.
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Catholics Participating in National Eucharistic Pilgrimage and the National Eucharistic Congress Have Opportunities to Receive Plenary Indulgences
“It is with gratitude to the Holy Father that we receive his Apostolic Blessing upon the participants in the National Eucharistic Congress, and for the opportunity for...
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Vatican calls for proactive defense of human dignity in digital realm
A declaration published by the Vatican includes a section on how "digital violence" threatens human dignity.
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Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Peter Jugis of Diocese of Charlotte; Appoints Rev. Michael Martin, OFM Conv., as Successor
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Peter J. Jugis, 67, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Charlotte for health reasons, and has appointed...
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Vatican
Vatican says abortion, surrogacy, war, poverty are attacks on human dignity
"Every human person possesses an infinite dignity, inalienably grounded in his or her very being, which prevails in and beyond every circumstance, state or situation the...