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  • [ May 9, 2025 ] Americans in St. Peter’s Square celebrate historic election of Pope Leo XIV News Briefs
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  • [ May 9, 2025 ] Indian, Pakistani cardinals seen leaving St. Peter’s Basilica together ahead of conclave News Briefs
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  • [ May 9, 2025 ] PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV meeting the last three pontiffs News Briefs

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Synod organizer Cardinal Hollerich: Catholic Church in Africa ‘not afraid to speak’

August 20, 2024 Catholic News Agency 6

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, relator general of Synod on Synodality, speaks to the media on June 20, 2023, at the temporary headquarters of the Holy See Press Office in Vatican City. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug… […]

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Pope Francis and Cardinal Pizzaballa open lay Catholic meeting against backdrop of war

August 20, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, the leader of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, discussed prospects for peace in the war in Gaza Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in a conversation with Bernhard Scholz, president of the Meeting for Friendship … […]

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Rupnik art appears on Vatican website again — and in Pope Francis’ apartment

August 16, 2024 Catholic News Agency 30

On the Vatican website, the Holy See’s communications department used a picture of a Rupnik mosaic of the dormition of Mary at the top of an article for the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary on Aug. 15, 2024. / Credit: Screenshot from Vatican … […]

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​​Bioethicists scrutinize Pontifical Academy for Life’s new guidance on withdrawing food, water

August 16, 2024 Catholic News Agency 4

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CNA Staff, Aug 16, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
After the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAFL) last month issued a booklet summarizing the Church’s teaching on a number of bioethical issues, the section on “artificial nutrit… […]

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Vatican secretary of state says Ukraine’s military advances into Russia are ‘worrying’

August 14, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

A Ukrainian military vehicle drives from the direction of the border with Russia carrying blindfolded men in Russian military uniforms in the Sumy region on Aug. 13, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. / Credit: ROMAN PILIPEY/AFP via Get… […]

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Vatican approves India’s Sanctuary of Our Lady of Good Health ahead of shrine’s feast day 

August 8, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

The Vatican has approved devotion at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Good Health in Vailankanni, India, the site of reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the 16th century.   / Credit: Sajanj/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

Vatican City, Aug 8, 2024 /… […]

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Pope Francis: ‘All things are possible’ when we invite God into our lives

August 7, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 7, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Aug 7, 2024 / 11:51 am (CNA).
Pope Francis held his first general … […]

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Vatican Court president under investigation for alleged complicity with Sicilian Mafia

August 6, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 6, 2024 / 17:35 pm (CNA).
The president of the Vatican Court, Giuseppe Pignatone, is under investigation by the Italian judiciary for allegedly collaborating with the Mafia in th… […]

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Pope Francis celebrates ‘Miracle of the Snow’ at Basilica of St. Mary Major 

August 5, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

A reenactment of the miracle of snow is celebrated with white flower petals falling from the ceiling at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome on Aug. 5, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Vatican City, Aug 5, 2024 / 15:28 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis… […]

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Pope Francis: Reading literature can enrich the Christian life, aid in priestly formation

August 4, 2024 Catholic News Agency 7

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Rome Newsroom, Aug 4, 2024 / 16:40 pm (CNA).
In a new letter released Sunday, Pope Francis touts the benefits of reading literature for priests and all those seeking to enrich their lives as Christian belie… […]

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