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Catholic group decries Oklahoma execution, during which inmate vomited

October 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 3

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 29, 2021 / 17:09 pm (CNA).
A Catholic organization is calling on Oklahoma to stop executing prisoners following yet another botched execution Thursday afternoon.  Oklahoma… […]

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Vatican declines to comment on whether pope told Biden to keep receiving Communion in ‘private conversation’

October 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 39

Pope Francis meets President Joe Biden on Oct. 29, 2021. / Vatican Media/CNA

Vatican City, Oct 29, 2021 / 10:52 am (CNA).
The Vatican declined to comment Friday on U.S. President Joe Biden’s statement that Pope Francis encouraged him to keep rec… […]

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India’s Christians see dangers in Karnataka survey, anti-conversion push

October 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Francis Xavier’s Cathedral, mother church of the Archdiocese of Bangalore. / Saad Faruque via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Bangalore, India, Oct 29, 2021 / 15:55 pm (CNA).
A Catholic archbishop in India’s Karnataka state has again called on the… […]

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Faith-filled love and the greatest commandment

October 29, 2021 Carl E. Olson 7

Readings: • Dt 6:2-6 • Ps 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 • Heb 7:23-28 • Mk 12:28-34 What is the most common subject of popular music? Answer: love. The Beatles claimed “All You Need Is Love.” […]

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Vatican highlights challenge of ‘hyper-nationalism’ in Diwali message

October 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Lights for the celebration of the Hindu festival Diwali. / Abhinaba Basu via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Vatican City, Oct 29, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
One day before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to meet Pope Francis, the Vatican relea… […]

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Joe Biden says Pope Francis told him to ‘keep receiving Communion’

October 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 4

Pope Francis and Joe Biden meet at the Vatican, Oct. 29, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Washington D.C., Oct 29, 2021 / 10:07 am (CNA).
According to multiple news reports, President Joe Biden on Friday said that Pope Francis told him to “keep receiving … […]

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Pope Francis receives cross made from barbed wire from North Korean border

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in presents the cross to Pope Francis at the Vatican, Oct. 29, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Oct 29, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis received a cross made from barbed wire from the demilitarized zone th… […]

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Pope Francis meets US President Joe Biden at the Vatican

October 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 3

Pope Francis meets President Joe Biden on Oct. 29, 2021. / Vatican Media/CNA

Vatican City, Oct 29, 2021 / 06:25 am (CNA).
Pope Francis met Joe Biden on Friday, in the U.S. president’s first official visit to the Vatican since his inauguration.Bi… […]

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Vatican gives world’s dioceses more time to consult Catholics ahead of Synod on Synodality

October 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 4

Pope Francis takes part in a moment of reflection for the opening of the synodal path at the Vatican’s New Synod Hall, Oct. 9, 2021. / Screenshot from Vatican News YouTube channel.

Vatican City, Oct 29, 2021 / 05:30 am (CNA).
The Vatican announc… […]

The Dispatch

Cardinal Burke: Bishops have ‘sacred duty’ to apply canon law to pro-abortion Catholic politicians

October 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 21

Cardinal Raymond Burke. CNA file photo. / null

Rome Newsroom, Oct 29, 2021 / 04:25 am (CNA).
On the eve of President Joe Biden’s meeting with Pope Francis, a U.S. cardinal said that Catholic bishops have a “sacred duty” to apply canon law by adv… […]

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