Vatican
Pope says be close to those ‘abandoned’ like Christ: unborn, migrants
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The unborn, migrants, the elderly and the disabled are “living icons” of Jesus that call Christians to draw close to those who feel abandoned just as Christ did on the cross, Pope Francis said. In his ...
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Pope Francis So Far
In the past 10 years, Pope Francis has been both celebrated and vilified. But he remains on task for reforming the Catholic Church.
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Vatican funding for charitable works totals $10.7 million in 2022; $2.2 million alone goes to needs in Ukraine
KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) — It was a sunny day in Rome Jan. 13 when a truck was fully loaded with supplies. Thermal clothing, power generators and food were put inside with the help of a papal official: Cardinal Konrad ...
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Cardinal Pell dies at 81; he kept the faith even amid tribulation, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis praised the late Australian Cardinal George Pell as a faithful servant of God and of the Catholic Church, who steadfastly followed the Lord even “in the hour of trial” when he was jailed for ...
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Pope Benedict lived the faith he taught, says Archbishop Gänswein
The person closest to Pope Benedict XVI for the past two and a half years said the most important thing about him was that "the faith he learned, taught and proclaimed was the faith he lived."
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U.S. bishops call Catholics to unite in mourning the death of retired pope
Across the U.S., Catholic bishops called on the faithful to unite in mourning for retired Pope Benedict XVI, who died on the eve of the new year.
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St. John Paul II’s secretary denies pope’s role in missing ‘Vatican girl’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — St. John Paul II’s longtime aide denied the “vile insinuations” that the former pope was maliciously involved in the case of …