Vatican
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Pope Francis to meet, celebrate Mass with relatives during Turin visit
Mar 27, 2015
A son of Italian immigrants, Argentinian native Pope Francis will have the opportunity to meet with distant relatives during his visit to Turin for the first time since coming to Italy after his election.
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Pope Francis to visit White House Sept. 23
Mar 27, 2015
U.S. officials have confirmed that Pope Francis will make a stop at the White House to meet with President Barack Obama on Sept. 23, during his trip to the United States for the World Meeting of Families.
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Capital punishment never justified
Mar 26, 2015
“Nowadays, the death penalty is inadmissible, no matter how serious the crime committed,” Pope Francis said at a March 20 meeting with members of the International Committee against the Death Penalty.
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Breakaway traditionalist prelate ordains new bishop, incurs new excommunication
Mar 26, 2015
Bishop Richard Williamson, the traditionalist prelate who was dismissed from the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) in 2012, has ordained a new bishop for his schismatic group, incurring the automatic penalty of excommunication.
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No return to 1998 English translation of the liturgy
Mar 26, 2015
The secretary of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship has ruled out any return to use of the English-language tradition of the liturgy that was used between 1998 and 2011.
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Pope will address United Nations on September 25
Mar 26, 2015
Pope Francis will address the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, according to a statement by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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Pope meets with brother of Islamic State victim, David Haines
Mar 26, 2015
At the conclusion of Wednesday's General Audience, Pope Francis met with Mike Haines, the brother of David Haines, the British aid worker who was brutally beheaded by the so-called Islamic State.
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Pope: we must all pray for the Synod on the family, "the womb of human life"
Mar 26, 2015
"May the next Synod of Bishops reawaken in all, awareness of the sacred and inviolable nature of the family" and "may our families never more experience violence, isolation, and division."
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Pope Francis on the family synod: 'We need prayers, not gossip'
Mar 26, 2015
During his weekly general audience Pope Francis spoke about the gift and call of the Christian family, and urged attendees to pray for the intentions of the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the family.
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Synod leader: The Pope’s ‘great revolution’ is one of ‘language and attitudes’
Mar 26, 2015
In an address to the bishops of Slovakia, the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops said that “the great revolution” of Pope Francis is “the revolution of language and attitudes, in integral fidelity to the doctrine of all time, the revolution of tenderness and mercy.”
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan