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Vatican to hold Lent retreat in ‘spiritual communion’ with sick Pope Francis

March 4, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis takes part in the Roman Curia’s Lenten retreat in Ariccia, Italy, in March 2016. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Mar 4, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA).
The pope’s annual Lenten retreat will take place in the Vatican next week in “spir… […]

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Cardinal renews mission of top Guadalupe expert

March 4, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Eduardo Chávez has been immersed in the study and dissemination of the message of the Virgin of Guadalupe for more than 40 years. / Credit: David Ramos/ACI Prensa

Puebla, Mexico, Mar 4, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
The primatial archbishop of … […]

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When the Church condemned books: A short history of the Index

March 3, 2025 Sandra Miesel 25

The final edition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (1940) is a drab little volume smaller than the average paperback. Bound in soft gray cardboard, its 510 flimsy pages—plus front matter and appendices—record the Church’s last […]

The Dispatch

Five ways to advance God’s Kingdom, courtesy of Saint Peter

March 3, 2025 Susan Ciancio 2

I am a longtime fan of the Babylon Bee, which writes “satire about Christian stuff, political stuff, and everyday life,” I was more than amused by a recent headline that read, “Uh Oh: Saint Peter Starts Asking Everyone at Pearly […]

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Tiny Jesus figurines left in U.S. Capitol following TikTok trend

March 3, 2025 Catholic News Agency 2

Tiny Jesus figurines have been popping up all over the U.S. Capitol in recent days. / Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNA

Washington D.C., Mar 3, 2025 / 16:45 pm (CNA).
In recent days, congressional staff working in the U.S. Capitol have reported seein… […]

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Bishop Barron to attend Trump address to Congress as guest of Catholic lawmaker

March 3, 2025 Catholic News Agency 3

Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire, a media apostolate focused on evangelization. / Credit: Word on Fire

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 3, 2025 / 16:15 pm (CNA).
Word on Fire Founder Bishop Robert Barron will attend President D… […]

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Jubilee pilgrims adding visit to Gemelli Hospital to pray for Pope Francis

March 3, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Pilgrims from Chicago are among those who are stopping by Gemelli Hospital to pray for Pope Francis. / Credit: Almudena Martínez-Bordiú/ACI Prensa

Vatican City, Mar 3, 2025 / 15:45 pm (CNA).
Since Pope Francis was admitted to the hospital on Fe… […]

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Pope Francis had two episodes of ‘acute respiratory insufficiency,’ Vatican says

March 3, 2025 Catholic News Agency 4

A balloon with an image of Pope Francis stands outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia. Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on March 3, 2025, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff st… […]

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Catholic schools surpass public schools in Nation’s Report Card

March 3, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Mar 3, 2025 / 13:20 pm (CNA).
Catholic schools outranked public schools in recently released mathematics and reading test scores for 2024. The Nation’s Report Card by the National A… […]

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Vatican gives pro-life award to sister running perinatal hospice in Ukraine

March 3, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Sister Giustina Olha Holubets, SSMI, (far right) receives the “Guardian of Life” award from Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia of the Pontifical Academy for Life at a press conference in the Holy See Press Office on March 3, 2025. / Credit: Hannah Brock… […]

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