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Pope Francis: Path to 2023 synod on synodality faces three ‘risks’

October 9, 2021 Catholic News Agency 3

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 9, 2021 / 03:45 am (CNA).
Pope Francis urged C… […]

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Pope Francis and the French clerical abuse/coverup report

October 8, 2021 Christopher R. Altieri 17

The Catholic Church’s leading expert on sex crimes says the French bishops deserve our gratitude for their willingness to face the disclosure of decades of abuse and coverup. “I think we have to thank the […]

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President Biden’s pick for Vatican ambassador: former Sen. Joe Donnelly

October 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Joe Donnelly, official portrait, 2013. / United States Senate Historical Office

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 8, 2021 / 15:04 pm (CNA).
Former U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly of Indiana is President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the Holy Se… […]

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Vatican indicates Pope Francis will not attend UN climate summit in Glasgow

October 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 3

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Oct. 6, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Oct 8, 2021 / 07:35 am (CNA).
Pope Francis will not attend the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, the Vatican indica… […]

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How a sworn Satanist became the apostle of the Rosary

October 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

St. Bartolo Longo / ACI Prensa

Rome, Italy, Oct 7, 2021 / 15:08 pm (CNA).
In 2015, Pope Francis, like some of his predecessors, visited the ancient city of Pompeii in Southern Italy: not to visit the ruins buried by the ashes of Mount Vesuvius, … […]

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Pope Francis: All religious traditions must resist ‘temptation to fundamentalism’

October 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 12

Pope Francis attends the concluding ceremony of the Prayer for Peace Meeting organized by the Sant’Egidio Community at Rome’s Colosseum, Oct. 7, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Rome, Italy, Oct 7, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis asked leaders of worl… […]

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Pope Francis to declare St. Irenaeus a Doctor of the Church with title ‘Doctor of Unity’

October 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 5

A stained-glass window by Lucien Bégule depicting St. Irenaeus at the Church of St, Irenaeus in Lyon, France. / Gérald Gambier via Wikimedia (Public Domain).

Vatican City, Oct 7, 2021 / 06:50 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said on Thursday that he plans… […]

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Pope Francis launches ecology degree course at pontifical university

October 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

Patriarch Bartholomew I, Pope Francis, and UNESCO’s Audrey Azoulay at Rome’s Pontifical Lateran University, Oct. 7, 2021. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Vatican City, Oct 7, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Thursday launched a degree course on ecolo… […]

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Pope Francis creates new Vatican foundation for Catholic hospitals facing financial difficulties

October 6, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis visits the San Raffaele Borona assisted living home in Rieti, Italy Oct. 4, 2016. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA / null

Vatican City, Oct 6, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis has created a new foundation offering financial support to C… […]

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‘This is a moment of shame’: Pope Francis expresses sorrow at French abuse report

October 6, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis prays with French bishops before his general audience, Oct. 6, 2021, in the wake of a devastating abuse report. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Oct 6, 2021 / 07:15 am (CNA).
Pope Francis expressed sadness and shame on Wednesday in re… […]

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