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Pope Francis meets homeless people and refugees after film screening

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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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Pope Francis prays that the Dominicans’ jubilee year will ‘usher in a new springtime of the Gospel’

May 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Rome Newsroom, May 24, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis praised the Dominican charisms of preaching and missionary discipleship in a letter marking the 800th anniversary of the death of the order’s founder, … […]

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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

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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 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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Vatican asks all Catholic dioceses to take part in synod on synodality

May 21, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

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Vatican City, May 21, 2021 / 04:30 am (CNA).
The Vatican announced Friday that the Synod of Bishops on synodality has been postponed to 2023, with a two-year consultative preparatory phase involving Catholic dioceses worldwide.The… […]

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