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Pope, Vatican back U.N. appeal for Easter truce in Ukraine
Pope Francis and the Vatican are urging world leaders to listen to the people's cry for peace, and they have backed an appeal by the head of the United Nations for an Easter truce in Ukraine.
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Vatican officials in US to study alleged miracles in Father Tolton’s cause
The local ABC-TV affiliate in Quincy, where Father Augustus Tolton grew up and is buried, reported April 14 that Vatican representatives were in the United States to investigate possible miracles related to the priest's sainthood cause.
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Ukrainian Marine to pope: Mariupol ‘what hell on earth looks like’
A Ukrainian Marine commander pleaded with Pope Francis to do everything to save the city of Mariupol, which is close to being captured by Russian forces.
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Report: Kids’ time spent on screen soars during the pandemic
Use of screen media is up 17% for teens (ages 13-18) and tweens (ages 8-12) from the start of the pandemic, according to Common Sense Media. And that doesn't take into account time spent attending school virtually and doing homework.
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Peace comes through meekness, not war and violence, pope says
Jesus brings peace to today's shattered world through meekness and not through an "armed peace" that seeks to subjugate others, Pope Francis said.
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Before washing prisoners’ feet, pope tells them God forgives
Before washing the feet of 12 inmates, Pope Francis told them and other prisoners that God never tires of forgiving anyone who asks.
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Texas bishops call execution of inmate an ‘act of vengeance’
On April 21, Texas executed a 78-year-old inmate, Carl Buntion, by lethal injection shortly after the governor of Tennessee temporarily blocked the execution of a 72-year-old prisoner, Oscar Smith, citing issues with preparations of the lethal drugs to be used.