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Italian bishop suspends selecting godparents for baptism and sponsors for confirmation

December 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

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ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 8, 2023 / 19:00 pm (CNA).
In order to study the most appropriate ways to restore the actual purpose of the role of godparents and sponsors, the bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli in Italy… […]

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Pope Francis: The Eucharist teaches us to adore God rather than ourselves

September 25, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Pope Francis prays at Italy’s National Eucharistic Congress in Matera, Italy on Sept. 25, 2022. / Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Sep 25, 2022 / 05:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis traveled to the ancient Italian city of Matera, where he urged thousands … […]

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‘They are killing Naples’: Catholic archbishop appeals for an end to mafia violence

October 12, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Domenico Battaglia of Naples, Italy. / Vincenzo Amoruso via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Rome Newsroom, Oct 12, 2021 / 06:17 am (CNA).
The archbishop of the Italian city of Naples responded on Tuesday to a spate of deadly violence with a… […]

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Msgr. Guido Marini sees God’s providence in his ‘new call’ as bishop

September 2, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop-elect Guido Marini of Tortona, Italy, speaks during an interview. / Screenshot from RadioPNR Tortona YouTube channel.

Rome Newsroom, Sep 2, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
The longtime papal master of ceremonies Msgr. Guido Marini said this week t… […]

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Meet Don Alberto, Italy’s new YouTube sensation

March 2, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

Rome, Italy, Mar 2, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA).- Fr. Alberto Ravagnani didn’t set out to make a viral video. He was just trying to find a way to stay connected to the kids who attend his parish’s youth ministries after Italy went into lockd… […]

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Italy’s bishops draw attention to suffering families in message to new prime minister

February 15, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

Rome Newsroom, Feb 15, 2021 / 08:30 am (CNA).- The president of the national bishops’ conference has welcomed Italy’s new government with a message to Prime Minister Mario Draghi, who was sworn in Saturday.

Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti said… […]

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Once a priest, always a priest—even after a gay wedding?

July 12, 2018 Ines Angeli Murzaku 21

A case in Italy involving a parish priest who “married” another man is raising questions in some minds about the permanence of priestly ordination. […]

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