Vatican
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Jesus' wounds are the price of forgiveness :Pope
Jun 02, 2014
Pope Francis focused his Angelus message today on the saving power of Jesus’ redemption, explaining that the risen Christ who ascends to heaven brings the scars of his crucifixion with him.
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Pope Francis meets with doctor who saved his life
May 30, 2014
Pope Francis met recently with Dr. Juan Carlos Parodi, the Argentinean surgeon who operated on him for gall bladder failure in 1980 and whom he attributes with saving his life.
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Pope Francis says Holy Land visit aided Christian unity
May 30, 2014
Pope Francis on Wednesday said his pilgrimage to the Holy Land fed the desire for Christian unity and he encouraged Catholics to pray that God may help “heal the wounds” that divide the faithful.
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Leaders of Israeli, Palestinian to pray with Pope at Vatican June 8
May 30, 2014
An encounter among Pope Francis, the Palestinian president, and the Israeli president at the Vatican to pray for peace in the Holy Land has been set for June 8, the Holy See has announced.
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Vatican concerned over increasing Asian priests in West
May 29, 2014
A Vatican official has expressed concern over the increasing number of priests from Asian and African dioceses working in Western dioceses, while their own native dioceses were still short of priests.
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Italian missionary, Burmese catechist beatified as martyrs
May 29, 2014
Fr Mario Vergara (1910-1950), an Italian missionary, and Isidore Ngei Ko Lat, a Burmese lay catechist, were beatified as martyrs at the cathedral in Aversa, Italy, on May 24.
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Concerns expressed over Pope’s health
May 29, 2014
As Pope Francis began a trip to the Holy Land on May 24 with a rigorous schedule that could be challenging even for the healthiest person, Vatican insiders are raising questions about the pontiff’s health.
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Pope Francis says Holy Land visit aided Christian unity
May 29, 2014
Pope Francis on Wednesday said his pilgrimage to the Holy Land fed the desire for Christian unity and he encouraged Catholics to pray that God may help “heal the wounds” that divide the faithful.
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Synod on family will have broad focus, Pope notes
May 28, 2014
Pope Francis has said that the upcoming synod on the family will focus on the “vast” pastoral problems facing families – not specifically Communion for the divorced and remarried.
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Sex abuse will not be tolerated, Pope Francis says
May 28, 2014
Pope Francis strongly denounced clerical sex abuse of children, saying that such abuse will not be tolerated and announcing a special Mass for abuse victims, as well as efforts to investigate offenders.
Sunday Reflection
Penitence; Do it now!
Stay Awake! “Watch and pray constantly; Make ready the way of the Lord; Blameless when Jesus comes; Arise Jerusalem these are some of the words that we hear during the season of Advent.