Vatican
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Pope Francis pardons priest tied to Vatileaks scandal
Dec 21, 2016
Pope Francis has officially granted clemency to Spanish priest Msgr. Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda, who had already served half of his 18-month jail sentence for leaking confidential Vatican documents.
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Pope names first woman to head Vatican Museums
Dec 21, 2016
Pope Francis has chosen, for the first time, a woman to head the Vatican Museums.
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Homework from Pope Francis: Let your joy be contagious
Dec 20, 2016
Young Catholics can be a force for joy and peace, Pope Francis told an audience with Catholic Action on Monday.
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Pope Francis receives birthday greetings from prisoners
Dec 20, 2016
The Vatican on Sunday reported that Pope Francis received some very special birthday wishes yesterday from prisoners detained at the Due Palazzi prison in Padua, Italy.
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Pope: With Mary, Joseph, the nativity scene, "let's try to get into the real Christmas, that of Jesus"
Dec 19, 2016
During the Angelus Pope Francis asked the faithful to "find a moment of silence" during the week before Christmas" to enter the "grace" of the feast of God’s "closeness" to man. Mary and Joseph are "the two people who most of all have been involved in this mystery of love."
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Benedict XVI: Mother Angelica was 'a great woman'
Dec 19, 2016
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI praised the founder of the EWTN Global Catholic Network on Thursday.
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Amid Christmas rush, don't forget to make time for silence
Dec 19, 2016
On Sunday Pope Francis said that with Christmas just around the corner, it’s important to stop and make time for silent reflection on the true meaning of the holiday, specifically on figures in the Nativity.
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Vatican updates guidelines for educating priests
Dec 19, 2016
The Catholic Church needs holy, healthy and humble priests and that requires prayers for vocations and the careful selection and training of candidates, said the Congregation for Clergy.
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Pope writes to Syrian president, pleading for peace and aid corridors
Dec 19, 2016
Pope Francis urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to do everything possible to end the war in his country, to protect civilians and to ensure humanitarian agencies can deliver emergency aid to the people.
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Religious freedom brutally violated in Iraq and Syria, but
Dec 19, 2016
The Holy See intervenes at the Conference on Combating Intolerance and Discriminations of Christians. For Vatican representative, “freedom of religion or belief is the litmus test for respect of all other human rights and fundamental freedoms, since it is their synthesis and keystone”.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.