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Pope Francis meets homeless people and refugees after film screening

May 25, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis greets people at the Paul VI Audience Hall after a screening of the documentary “Francesco”, May 24, 2021. / Vatican Media.

CNA Staff, May 25, 2021 / 04:20 am (CNA).
Pope Francis greeted homeless people and refugees at the Vatican o… […]

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A cannonball that changed the world: Pope Francis marks 500 years since St. Ignatius’ conversion

May 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

A 16th-century painting of St. Ignatius in armor. / Public domain.

CNA Staff, May 23, 2021 / 12:45 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis said Sunday that the cannonball that wounded Ignatius of Loyola 500 years ago not only changed the saint’s life but also th… […]

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Pope Francis: Pray for China’s Christians

May 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis delivers his Regina Coeli address at the Vatican, May 23, 2021. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

CNA Staff, May 23, 2021 / 06:40 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for prayers for Christians in China on the eve of the feast of Our Lady o… […]

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Full text: Pope Francis’ homily on Pentecost Sunday

May 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis celebrates Pentecost Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, May 23, 2021 / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, May 23, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA).
Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ Pentecost Sunday homily, delivered May 23, 2021, at the Basi… […]

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Pope Francis: ‘Open your heart to the Holy Spirit’

May 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis celebrates Pentecost Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, May 23, 2021. / EWTN News/Daniel Ibáñez/Vatican Pool

CNA Staff, May 23, 2021 / 04:50 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Sunday urged those who feel trapped by loneliness, despair, and… […]

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Pope Francis meets European Commission president at the Vatican

May 22, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis receives European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in a private audience, May 22, 2021. / Vatican Media.

CNA Staff, May 22, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis received European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in … […]

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Pope Francis advances causes of China missionary, sister killed by Maoist guerrillas

May 22, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

A canonization ceremony in St. Peter’s Square, Oct. 15, 2017. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

CNA Staff, May 22, 2021 / 05:55 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Saturday advanced the causes of seven people, including a missionary to China and a sister killed by Mao… […]

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Pope Francis to homeless advocates: Be witnesses of God’s mercy and goodness

May 21, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

Rome Newsroom, May 21, 2021 / 08:30 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis on Friday encouraged members of a homeless advocacy organization to be “witnesses of God’s mercy and goodness.” Speaking to the Association Lazare May 21, Pope […]

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Pope Francis calls for global prayer for peace in the Holy Land

May 21, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis addresses new ambassadors accredited to the Holy See in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, May 21, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Rome Newsroom, May 21, 2021 / 07:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Friday asked Catholics around the world to pray for … […]

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Visits to Vatican Museums fell by 5.6 million in 2020

May 20, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

A bronze sculpture, Sphere Within Sphere, by Arnaldo Pomodoro at the Vatican Museums. / Ank Kumar via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Vatican City, May 20, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
The number of visitors to the Vatican Museums fell by 5.6 million from 2… […]

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Today Pope Francis celebrated his first Mass as Supreme Pontiff. Joined by the College of Cardinals, Pope Francis said the Missa pro Ecclesia—Mass for the Church—in the Sistine Chapel, where just yesterday he was elect […]

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