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Spanish bishop allegedly stepped down because of relationship with novelist
ROME – When Pope Francis accepted the resignation of a Spanish bishop for “strictly personal reasons” two weeks ago, speculation...
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Ahead of key ‘Synodal Way’ meeting, lay leader says: ‘What matters now is the ability to compromise’
Thomas Sternberg, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), speaks at a ‘Synodal Way’ press conference. / Rudolf...
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Greece begins giving COVID-19 vaccines outside churches
ARCHANES, Greece — Greece has begun administering vaccinations for COVID-19 outside churches in a pilot program recently announced by the...
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Miracle recipients to attend beatification of Cardinal Wyszynski and Mother Czacka
The nun will be beatified alongside Cardinal Wyszyński, who is known as the “Primate of the Millennium” because as Primate...
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More Catholics to see Pope Francis in Slovakia as COVID rules eased
“The registered participant will receive a ticket with a QR code by email: they will print the ticket and bring...
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Catholics, Eastern Orthodox are united in belief in Christ’s Real Presence
The Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church are respectively the world’s largest and second-largest Christian communions. There are around 1.3...
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Pope asks for prayers for pilgrimage to ‘heart of Europe’
ROME — Pope Francis on Sunday asked for prayers for his visit later this month to “the heart of Europe,”...
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Police clash with opponents of Serbian church in Montenegro
CETINJE, Montenegro — Riot police used tear gas on protesters who fired gunshots in the air and hurled bottles and...
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Could the International Eucharistic Congress spark a Catholic revival like Denver’s World Youth Day?
“My growing up experience in the Catholic Church was, they don’t do anything for kids, not a thing for the...
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Ethnic tensions flare up in Montenegro over church ceremony
PODGORICA, Montenegro — Protesters clashed with hundreds of riot police in the old capital of Montenegro on Saturday, setting up...
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