How updated Vatican rules on validating supernatural appearances of Mary will affect the famed pilgrimage site of Medjugorje
The Vatican has said that the pilgrimage to Medjugorje, a small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, can yield ‘spiritual benefits’ ...
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Pope Francis: True Devotion to Mary Always ‘Points to Jesus’
Credit: Vatican Media “The disciples were gathered around Mary ... who was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the ...
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Honoring persecuted Middle East Christians, Pope Francis adds Assyrian saint to Martyrology
Turning to the plight of Middle Eastern Christians, Pope Francis on Saturday prayed for their continued witness in a region ...
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The Search for Synodality
COMMENTARY: Definitions of synodality have finally been offered in the synod’s final report, including everything and leaving ...
The tiny landlocked country that’s home to the world's largest church
Vatican City is one of the world’s smallest countries but is home to the world’s largest church by interior size - the St ...
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Pope hopes COP29 in Baku will make a ‘contribution for the protection of our common home’
At the Angelus, the pope mentioned the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, set to open tomorrow in Azerbaijan until ...
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Francis meets Mar Awa III: Isaac of Nineveh symbol of unity between Catholic and Assyrian Churches
In Rome, the pope and the catholicos of the Assyrian Church of the East hold an historic meeting, following in the footsteps ...
How to make a Saint: Carlo Acutis’ road to canonisation
Unless you have looked at a picture to prepare yourself, at first sight the tomb of the Blessed Carlo Acutis, which stands in ...
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Ex-members say women’s branch of Peru group reflects same pattern of abuse
As scandals surrounding the Peru-based Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV), currently under Vatican investigation, continue to unfold, most of the attention has been paid to the men. Now, for the first ...
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December 8 and 9 both holy days of obligation
The Office of Divine Worship of the Archdiocese of Atlanta shared a recent clarification from the Vatican regarding observance of the Solemnity of the Immac ...
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Bishops focus on migration, human dignity and creation on Day 2 of assembly’s public sessions
The Latin Church bishops of the conference voted 220-2, with one abstention, to approve the final draft of “The Order of ...