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Religious brothers can be superiors of orders with priests, pope says
Granting an exception to canon law, Pope Francis said the Vatican office that deals with religious orders can permit men's communities that are made up of both priests and brothers to choose one of the brothers to be a provincial ...
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Vatican confirms pope will visit Indigenous in Canada in late July
Pope Francis will meet members of Canada's Indigenous communities in late July, visiting the cities of Edmonton, Quebec and Iqaluit in Nunavut, the country's most northern region.
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Bishops express sorrow, condemn racially motivated shooting in Buffalo
Several U.S. Catholic bishops expressed sorrow and called out racism and gun violence after reports of a May 14 mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, that left at least three injured and 10 dead—a crime authorities categorized as likely motivated ...
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Saints’ lives prove God’s love for all, pope says at canonization Mass
The lives of the saints prove that holiness is not an unreachable goal accomplished by a select few but comes from acknowledging and sharing God's love, Pope Francis said.
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Report identifies abuses of Native American children in boarding schools
Hundreds of boarding schools supported by the U.S. government for 150 years sought to forcefully assimilate Native American and Indigenous children into white society, a first-of-its-kind report from the Interior Department said.
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Titus Brandsma, Dutch priest, proposed as patron saint of journalists
Among the 10 men and women Pope Francis will proclaim as the Catholic Church’s newest saints is a Dutch priest and journalist who stood his ground against Nazi ideology and paid for it with his life.
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Miami clergy raise concerns as Trump tours Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’