Jubilee years encourage holier heart, prettier city
OSV News
August 2, 2023
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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Cardinal-designate from South Sudan seen as peacemaker in ethnic conflicts
OSV News
July 21, 2023
When the next consistory convenes at the Vatican on Sept. 30, a South Sudanese archbishop -- whose installation met stiff resistance -- will be among the 21 recipients of the red hat.
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Pope hospitalized for respiratory infection, Vatican says
OSV News
March 30, 2023
After having difficulty breathing, Pope Francis went to Rome's Gemelli hospital March 29 where he was diagnosed with a respiratory infection, the Vatican press office said.
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‘You can’t silence the Gospel’ amid Nicaragua’s repression, says woman religious