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Catholic Action League of Massachusetts Calls On Pope Francis To Resign
Pope Francis's apparent decision to strip a conservative cardinal's Vatican salary and apartment is the final straw for…
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Vatican summit of judges pledges aid in trafficking fight
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Judges and prosecutors from around the world pledged Friday to crack down on human trafficking and help victims of…
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Pope laments recent violence in Syria, renews call for dialogue
Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News) — Pope Francis on Sunday decried the resurgence of violence in Syria in recent days, especially in Aleppo,…
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Pope Francis: Children are always gifts, even in tough circumstances
Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News) — Pope Francis' latest writings on the family include a strong affirmation of the need to welcome…
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Pope insists conscience, not rules, must lead faithful
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis insisted that individual conscience be the guiding principle for Catholics negotiating the complexities of sex, marriage and…
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Remembering selfless baseball great Roberto Clemente
Baseball's season opener is a time of hope and nostalgia. We look forward to warmer weather and the prospect of…
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Pope Francis appeals for global peace on Easter
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis made an emotional appeal for global peace during his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city…
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Date set for Mother Teresa to be made a saint
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Mother Teresa will be made a saint on Sept. 4. Pope Francis set the canonization date Tuesday, paving the…
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Pope shines spotlight on GOP minority challenges
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The Republican Party's tug-of-war over its relationship with black and Hispanic voters was under…
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Pope vs. Trump: ‘Not Christian’ to only build border walls
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Thrusting himself into the heated American presidential campaign, Pope Francis declared Thursday that Donald Trump is "…
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Cardinal O’Malley: clergy have responsibility to report abuse
VATICAN CITY (RNS) – Catholic clergy have a "moral and ethical responsibility" to report sexual abuse, the cardinal tasked with reforming…
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Pope turns eye to Mexico’s drug heartland in Michoacan stop
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pope Francis heads into the heart of Mexico's drug-trafficking country Tuesday for meetings with young people,…
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Pope celebrates indigenous in Chiapas as Catholics dwindle
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (AP) — Pope Francis is celebrating Mexico's Indians on Monday with a visit to heavily…
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Pope in Mexico condemns drug trade’s ‘dealers of death’
ECATEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Pope Francis condemned the drug trade's "dealers of death" and urged Mexicans to shun the…
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Putin may benefit from meeting of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill
VATICAN CITY/MOSCOW (Reuters) — A meeting between Pope Francis and Russia's Orthodox Patriarch Kirill on Friday could not happen without…
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Let God’s forgiveness heal your heart, Pope Francis says
VATICAN CITY – For Pope Francis, the path forward from Christmas can be found in the martyrdom of St. Stephen, especially in his…
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Pope focuses on Mideast conflicts, persecution
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis issued a Christmas Day prayer that recent U.N.-backed peace agreements for Syria and Libya will…
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Pope approves miracle for Mother Teresa’s canonization
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has signed off on the miracle needed to make Mother Teresa a saint, giving the nun who…
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Vatican: Catholics shouldn’t attempt to convert Jews
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has said that Catholics should witness to their faith but not undertake organized efforts to convert Jews, a…
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In Yom Kippur, a time to fast and reflect
Starting at sundown on Tuesday, much of Boston's Jewish population will begin to celebrate the holiest day of the year…
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Pope Francis — a comforting, uncomfortable pope
Pope Francis is the spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide. There are bound to be some who don't…
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Reports fly on sainthood for Mother Teresa
Despite recent reports that the Catholic Church plans to canonize Mother Teresa of Kolkata next September, the Vatican on Wednesday denied that…
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Catholic bishops tout abortion, marriage as key election issues
BALTIMORE — U.S. Roman Catholic bishops issued an election-year guide stressing a moral imperative to evaluate candidates according to their position…
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‘Pope Star’ Francis releases first album, ‘Wake Up!’
ROME – Pope Francis is "singing" a new tune with the release of his debut music album, "Wake Up!"…
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Five takeaways from Vatican synod
VATICAN CITY – The most significant and contested gathering of Roman Catholic bishops in the last 50 years formally ended on Sunday (Oct.…
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Final synod document strongly backs Church teaching, beauty of family life
Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News) — With a two-thirds majority vote, the more than 200 bishops gathered for the Vatican's…
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Merkel, Zerai, Pope Francis all in Nobel Peace Prize buzz
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Europe's record-breaking refugee crisis was a hot topic ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on…
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Pope Francis: Family saves us from loneliness
VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) — Family rescues us from indifference and loneliness and teaches us the essentials of life, Pope Francis said…
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A warning from Pope Francis: Don’t politicize the synod
VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) — Pope Francis opened the Synod on the Family with a reminder that it's not a…
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Pope: God’s dream for creation? The union of a man and woman
Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News) — Pope Francis formally opened the synod of bishops Sunday, telling participants that the union between a man…
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Vatican: Pope’s visit with Davis not a form of support
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Friday distanced Pope Francis from Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who went to jail for refusing…
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Pope Francis: To welcome a migrant is to welcome God himself
Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News) — In his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis recognized the challenges involved…
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Pope Francis: encouraging happiness at a higher level
Last week I saw Pope Francis on the West Lawn of the US Capitol. Francis' visit to the US was something…
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Clerk jailed over gay marriage says pope encouraged her
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky clerk who went to jail for defying a federal court's orders to issue same-sex…
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Archbishop Lori: Pope defended religious liberty in word and deed
Washington D.C. (CNA/EWTN News) — Pope Francis' defense of religious freedom at the White House on Wednesday was "hugely…
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Pope to bishops: Help youth be brave in opting for marriage and family
Philadelphia (CNA/EWTN News) — Pope Francis told bishops Sunday that a widespread consumerism and desire to follow new fads has rendered youth…
