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Pope meets WYD pilgrims from Ukraine
Fifteen World Youth Day pilgrims from Ukraine, most of whom had lost a father or other close relative in the war, had a private meeting with Pope Francis Aug. 3.
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Latest Trump indictment sends U.S. to ‘uncharted territory’
Former President Donald Trump was indicted Aug. 1 by special counsel Jack Smith over his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. That indictment sends the U.S. into ...
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Jubilee years encourage holier heart, prettier city
When a Holy Year is proclaimed, the Catholic Church gets busy preparing for a year of big religious celebrations, organized pilgrimages and special initiatives to help deepen faith.
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Africans coming for World Youth Day set to bring hope, change to Western world
Because of costs of travel and distance, Africa may have a smaller representation of youth coming to World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon than other continents. But Catholic bishops and priests stress that the youth from Africa, where Christianity is ...
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Greek church leaders urge ‘learning of lessons’ amid devastating fires
Catholics in Greece have called for lessons to be learned after a wave of fires devastated parts of the country amid highest summer temperatures for half a century.
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‘The church needs our gifts’: Black Catholics at national congress reflect on their calling
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (OSV News) — As people left the July 23 closing Mass for the National Black Catholic Congress, Vernon Taylor of St. Joseph’s Parish in Wilmington, Delaware, said he was moved particularly at the end of Mass when ...
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On flight to Rome, pope responds to questions about abuse, his health
After a five-day trip to Portugal, which recently came to terms with its own clerical sex abuse crisis, Pope Francis said the Catholic Church must abandon its practice of covering up abuse and instead be “very open” about how it is confronting the crime.