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Vatican, Russian Orthodox stress collaboration in COVID response
ROME – Top officials from both the Vatican and the Russian Orthodox churches met for a virtual discussion Friday on...
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A subdued year for Germany’s Carnival, thanks to the virus
BERLIN — Germany’s renowned Carnival celebrations got underway Thursday but without any of their usual raucous revelry. Parades, street festivals...
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Activist charged for role in Polish protests
WARSAW, Poland — A leader of the Polish Women’s Strike, the movement that has led mass nationwide protests against a...
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Spanish bishops accused of ‘jumping the line’ to get COVID vaccine
ROME – At least four Spanish bishops are accused of “jumping the line” to get their COVID-19 vaccines, pretending to...
Read moreCOVID-defying French nun toasts 117th birthday with wine and prayer
Question: How does one cram enough candles onto a birthday cake for one of the world’s oldest survivors of COVID-19?...
Read more‘Church shouldn’t stay silent,’ church official says amid Russian protests
The secretary-general of the Russian bishops’ conference defended his church’s right to speak out during police repression, as the country’s...
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Bose founder ordered out after failure to comply with Vatican decree
ROME – Nearly a year after being ordered by the Vatican to leave the monastery he founded, a decree with...
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Apostolic nuncio accused of money laundering to enter plea bargain
Rome, Italy, Feb 9, 2021 / 05:01 pm MT (CNA).- Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the apostolic nuncio to the Democratic Republic...
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‘The Catholic Church in Albania enjoys great credibility and respect’
CNA Staff, Feb 9, 2021 / 01:00 pm MT (CNA).- Pope Francis only spent 11 hours in Albania when he visited...
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Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper’ reopens to public with short wait
MILAN — COVID-19 restrictions have brought a novelty to art lovers: The possibility of seeing Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper”...
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