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Opening Mass for Archdiocese of Madrid’s Holy Year of St. Isidore on May 15, 2022. / Archdiocese of Madrid/Ignacio Arregui

Madrid, Spain, May 19, 2022 / 11:15 am (CNA).
Madrid has kicked off a holy year in honor of the 400th anniversary of the … […]

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Pope Francis joined by Bono for launch of international educational movement

May 19, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Pope Francis meets Bono at the launch of the Scholas Occurrentes International Educational Movement at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, May 19, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Rome Newsroom, May 19, 2022 / 09:54 am (CNA).
Pope Francis formally l… […]

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‘I felt I completely lost my soul’: Ex-military nurse battling addiction finds solace at Lourdes

May 19, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Richard Johnson, left, and his brother Djay attend the 8th annual Warriors to Lourdes pilgrimage on May 10-16, 2022. / Solène Tadié.

Lourdes, France, May 19, 2022 / 09:10 am (CNA).
In 2001, Richard Johnson suffered a major knee injury during an… […]

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George Weigel on what the Vatican can learn from JPII’s diplomacy with Russia

May 19, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

St. John Paul II (1920-2005). / Itto Ogami via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0).

Rome, Italy, May 19, 2022 / 06:23 am (CNA).
John Paul II began his pontificate with the words “Be not afraid” — a phrase that the Polish pope’s biographer believes ca… […]

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St. John Paul II and Blessed Carlo Acutis named among patrons of World Youth Day 2023

May 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

St. John Paul II in 1978. / Vatican Media.

Rome Newsroom, May 18, 2022 / 11:30 am (CNA).
Pope St. John Paul II and Blessed Carlo Acutis will be among the patrons of World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon.Cardinal Manuel Clemente, the Patriarch of Lisbo… […]

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Pope Francis dismisses prominent German ex-monk from clerical state

May 18, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Munich, Germany, May 18, 2022 / 10:51 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has dismissed a prominent German former monk from the clerical state in the wake of his continued celebration of weddi… […]

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Exorcists feel isolated — but this course aims to change that

May 17, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Rome, Italy, May 17, 2022 / 10:35 am (CNA).
Researchers for the first time are collecting data on the ministry of exorcism. Initial interviews show that many exorcists feel isolated. But a long-running course in Ro… […]

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Senior German priest leaves Catholic Church

May 17, 2022 Catholic News Agency 11

Andreas Sturm, the former vicar general of the German Diocese of Speyer. / Bistum Speyer via Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0).

Speyer, Germany, May 17, 2022 / 08:10 am (CNA).
A senior German priest has announced that he is no longer Catholic, citing his d… […]

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Cardinal Martini was a ‘prophet,’ says Vatican cardinal

May 17, 2022 Catholic News Agency 9

Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, S.J. (1927-2012). / Mafon1959 via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Milan, Italy, May 17, 2022 / 05:47 am (CNA).
Vatican Cardinal Michael Czerny on Monday described the late Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini as a “proph… […]

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Legal scrutiny delays Northern Ireland limits on pro-life outreach at abortion clinics

May 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Denver Newsroom, May 16, 2022 / 14:39 pm (CNA).
The Attorney General for Northern Ireland, Brenda King, has asked the U.K. Supreme Court to rule whether a ban on “influencing” women or protesting abortion outside a… […]

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