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World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly highlights ‘loneliness,’ ‘throwaway culture’

February 15, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis greets an elderly couple at his general audience on Jan. 11, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Feb 15, 2024 / 12:22 pm (CNA).
The theme for the fourth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will be celebrated … […]

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Analysis: Milei, Pope Francis embody contrasting economic viewpoints

February 14, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis meets with Argentina President Javier Milei in a private audience on Feb. 12, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Feb 14, 2024 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
All eyes were on Pope Francis’ first meeting with Argentina’s… […]

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Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday: ‘Let us return to God with all our heart’

February 14, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis presides over Ash Wednesday Mass at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome on Feb. 14, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 14, 2024 / 12:15 pm (CNA).
On Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis said that Lent is a time to look inward … […]

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Pope Francis: Sloth is a ‘very dangerous temptation’ akin to apathy

February 14, 2024 Catholic News Agency 4

Pope Francis delivers an address during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 14, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Feb 14, 2024 / 09:50 am (CNA).
During his Feb. 14 Wednesday general aud… […]

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Pope Francis appoints Father James Ruggieri as bishop of Portland, Maine

February 13, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Portland Bishop-elect James Ruggieri. / Credit: Diocese of Providence

Rome Newsroom, Feb 13, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Father James Ruggieri as the new bishop of Portland, Maine.The Vatican announced Feb. 13 that … […]

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Pope names biochemist who contributed to COVID vaccine to Pontifical Academy for Life

February 12, 2024 Catholic News Agency 4

Nobel prize for medicine laureate Katalin Kariko speaks during the annual Nobel Symposium hosted by the Swedish Embassy at the House of Sweden in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2023. / Credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images

Washington, D.C. Ne… […]

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What did Milei and Pope Francis say to each other at the canonization of Mama Antula?

February 12, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis greets Argentina President Javier Milei in St. Peter’s Basilica on Feb. 11, 2024, at the canonization of Mama Antula, the first female saint from Argentina. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI Prensa

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 12, 2024 / 15:30 … […]

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Meeting between Pope Francis and Argentine president signals possible turn in relationship

February 12, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis meets with Argentina President Javier Milei in a private audience on Feb. 12, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Feb 12, 2024 / 12:30 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis met with Argentine President Javier Milei in a h… […]

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Pope Francis on Our Lady of Lourdes feast: The Church is close to all who are sick or frail

February 11, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address on Feb. 11, 2024. / Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 11, 2024 / 10:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis urged people to bring God’s love to the sick and suffering through “concrete actions” in his Angelus address o… […]

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Pope Francis canonizes Argentina’s first female saint

February 11, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis and Argentina’s President Javier Milei celebrate after the canonization Mass of Argentina’s first female saint, María Antonia of St. Joseph, on Feb. 11, 2024. / Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 11, 2024 / 08:15 am (CNA).
Pope Franci… […]

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