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Christian unity must be rooted in prayer, pope says at ecumenical vespers

January 25, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

Pope Francis leads an ecumenical second vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Jan. 25, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 25, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA… […]

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Pope Francis: Faith allows Christians to live transition into the new year ‘differently’

December 31, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis presides at the annual celebration of “first vespers,” or evening prayer, for the vigil of the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, on Dec. 31, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Dec 31, 2023 / 12:55 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis r… […]

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Pope Francis makes urgent call to recover eucharistic adoration in the Church

August 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 5

Pope Francis gives the homily at vespers at the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 2, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 2, 2023 / 18:40 pm (CNA).
From Lisbon, Portugal, Pope Francis on Wednesday reflected on the urg… […]

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‘Sail boldly into sea of evangelization,’ pope tells clergy, religious in Lisbon

August 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 8

Pope Francis participates in vespers at Jerónimos Monastery in Portugal, Aug. 2, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Aug 2, 2023 / 12:35 pm (CNA).
Acknowledging the discouragement that can be experienced by Catholic leaders in secu… […]

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The hidden message in ancient ‘O Antiphons’ of Advent

December 4, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 4, 2022 / 07:00 am (CNA).
An emeritus Texas bishop is highlighting an Advent message hidden in the O Antiphons — prayers that are recited or chanted in an ancient tradition l… […]

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Blessed grapes and hymns of glory: The Feast of the Transfiguration in the East

August 6, 2022 Fr. Dn. Christopher B. Warner 3

Contemplation of Christological events, like the Transfiguration, provides a wealth of liturgical poetry and hymnography in the Eastern Church […]

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