Pope receives Irish president in audience
Pope Francis met Friday morning with Irish President Michael Higgins Communiqué of the Holy See Press Office Today, the Holy
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Pope prays for Mexico flood victims
Pope Francis prays for victims of flooding in Mexico as well as for all those unjustly held in foreign countries.
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The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization
Vatican News continues with its inside look at the history, objectives and “mission budgets” of the various Vatican offices assisting
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Catholics the most vaccinated religious group for COVID-19, new study shows
Catholics are the religious group most vaccinated against COVID-19 in the United States, according to a new national survey by the Pew
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Pope: Catechists are evangelizers who transmit the Eucharist they live
Pope Francis on Friday met representatives of the European bishops’ conferences who are responsible for catechesis. They were in Rome
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Pope: Abortion is murder, the Church must be close and compassionate, not political
Speaking to journalists on the return flight from Slovakia, Pope Francis talks about his dialogue with Hungarian authorities, anti-Semitism, and
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Fr. Kramara: Pope leaves Slovaks with beautiful stimuli for reflection
The spokesperson for the Bishops’ Conference of Slovakia, Fr. Martin Kramara, reflects on Pope Francis’ just-concluded Apostolic Visit to Slovakia,
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Pope at Mass upholds Mary to Slovaks as model of faith
Celebrating his final Mass on Slovak soil near the National Marian Shrine of Šaštín on Tuesday, Pope Francis invites Slovaks
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Urgent prayers needed for kidnapped Nigerian priest
Prayers are being sought for the quick and safe release of a Catholic priest, Father Benson Bulus Luka, kidnapped from
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America’s return to God after 9/11 didn’t last long, priest says
Twenty years ago, Father John A. Perricone sat down at his desk in the rectory of St. Agnes Catholic Church
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