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How to join the U.S. bishops in 9 Days for Life
The U.S. bishops hope a new pro-life prayer campaign will unite Catholics against not only abortion, but other threats to human fulfilment and life as well.
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Pope Francis to canonize evangelizer of the Wild West
In a surprise addition to his Fall 2015 trip to the U.S., Pope Francis is planning to make the founder of California’s first missions a saint.
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Which way to church? Supreme Court weighs directions for roadside signs
The U.S. Supreme Court is scrutinizing an Arizona town’s restrictions on church signs that critics say intentionally discriminate against houses of worship.
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Vatican theologians reportedly recognize cause of Archbishop Romero
According to Italy’s daily Catholic newspaper, the commission of theologians at the Congregation for the Causes of Saints has recognized the 1980 assassination of Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero as a martyrdom.
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Pope prays for victims, assailants of ‘cruel’ Paris attack
Pope Francis’ first words at Mass on Thursday were a prayer for the victims of yesterday’s attack on employees of a satirical newspaper in Paris, with a plea for the assailants’ conversion.
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Mercy and compassion at heart of papal visit to the Philippines
“Mercy and compassion” will be the theme of Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines, where devastation from Typhoon Haiyan is still being felt more than a year later, along with the earthquake that hit the region of Visayas one month earlier.
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Pope Francis casts into the deep to find new cardinals for Oceania
In his Angelus address on Jan. 4 Pope Francis announced the appointment of 20 cardinals, among whom are two representatives from Oceania: Archbishop John Dew of Wellington, and Bishop Soane Mafi of Tonga.
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A cardinal’s red hat for Archbishop Mamberti, new head of the Signatura
Months after being named to replace Cardinal Raymond Burke as head of the Apostolic Signatura, Archbishop Dominique Mamberti will be among those joining the College of Cardinals during February’s consistory.
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Top Vatican official: Washington, NYC likely stops on papal trip
Although it’s still not official, the Vatican’s Secretary of State confirmed recently that Pope Francis will most likely visit Washington D.C. and New York during his visit to the United States.
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’It’s like Jesus is coming to the Philippines:’ Frenzy builds over Francis
A priest on the papal flight for Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to the Philippines said the country is anxiously awaiting the pontiff and is anticipating his paternal closeness with those who suffer.
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