Shared responsibility is ancient faith practice, experts tell pastors
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Synodal assemblies and listening sessions are not a new Catholic invention; gatherings of the faithful to pray, discuss divisive...
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Alleged victims of Father Marko Rupnik: His art cannot be separated from abuse claims
TURIN, Italy (OSV News) -- For the rector of the world's second largest church after St. Peter's Basilica -- the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida in...
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Global group of pastors looks at parishes, synodality and mission
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The collaboration of laity and priests in the life of a parish and in outreach to the surrounding community "is not a strategy,"...
Read MoreNew photos reveal many sides of Padre Pio
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A foundation that promotes devotion to St. Pio of Pietrelcina, more widely known as Padre Pio, is making 10 never-before-seen photographs...
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As women, children starve, Sudan in desperate need of help, say Catholic aid workers
(OSV News) -- Catholic agencies, along with other Christian charities in Sudan, have intensified their food distribution campaign across the country to...
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Synod asks pastors to share stories, see how God is at work
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- By sharing their own stories and those of their parishes, pastors from around the world can help each other see where God is present...
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Like Venice, people are beautiful, fragile, pope says in city built on water
VENICE, Italy (CNS) -- Visiting a lagoon of tiny islands, canals and narrow walkways for one day, Pope Francis moved around Venice by boat, bridge and...
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Pope praises artists, encourages prisoners to never lose hope
VENICE, Italy (CNS) -- The rusted wrought iron frame and grate of an old well became a garden of crocheted flowers inside the courtyard of the Giudecca...
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It's the year of the Paris Olympics. Here are the Catholic must-sees in the French capital
(OSV News) -- More than 15 million visitors are expected to descend upon the city of Paris this summer for the 2024 Olympics. The French capital will serve...
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British bishops spell out rejection of gender ideology
OXFORD, England (OSV News) -- Catholic bishops in England and Wales have rejected "gender identity theory," reminding Catholic schools and parishes to...
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Pope suggests playing checkers to keep the mind sharp
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While misusing modern forms of media dulls the mind, games like checkers are a simple way to stimulate one's intellect and foster...
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Pope meets head of Cisco as AI ethics pact continues to grow
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis met briefly with Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco Systems -- the U.S. digital communications conglomerate -- after Robbins...
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Catholic chat bot: Putting AI at the service of the church
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Before converting to Catholicism, Michael Baggot took his questions about faith and the church to the first place many people go...
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Pope tells seminarians to integrate spiritual, intellectual lives
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Candidates to the priesthood must integrate their spiritual, intellectual and community lives so they become pastors who can respond...
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A better world can't be built 'lying on the couch,' pope tells children
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Peace can spread and grow from "small seeds" like including someone who is left out of an activity, showing concern for someone who...
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Pope asks lay Catholics to prepare for synod's 'prophetic' stage
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The most important outcome of the current Synod of Bishops on synodality is the synodal process itself and not the hot-button topics...
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Human rights advocate: Dictatorship profanes Nicaraguan churches
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (OSV News) -- Authorities in the city of León, Nicaragua, chose an unusual place for setting up a boxing ring and staging...
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Faith, hope, love are antidote to pride, pope says at audience
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While the virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance are the marks of a righteous individual, the virtues of faith, hope...
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Argentina's slum priests hope for papal Mass at pope's favorite soccer stadium
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (OSV News) -- An Argentine priest who works with the country's poorest and most vulnerable people is hopeful that Pope Francis...
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Pope clears way for canonization of Oblates of the Holy Spirit founder
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As doctors were preparing to certify the brain death of a Brazilian man in 2010, members of a local Catholic charismatic prayer group...
Read MoreHaiti violence, lawlessness forces longtime U.S. missionary priest to evacuate
(OSV News) -- As Haiti's capital spirals into lawlessness, a longtime U.S. missionary has been forced to evacuate -- while Haitian Catholics in the U.S....
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Jesus laid down his life out of love for each person, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When Jesus called himself the "good shepherd," he was telling people not only that he was their guide, but that they were important...
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Pope's representative to U.S. warns of 'auto-referential' church
ROME (CNS) -- The Catholic Church in the United States is grappling with a tendency to become more "auto-referential" and withdraw itself from the international...
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'Patriarch of the West' reappears as papal title in Vatican yearbook
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The 2024 edition of the Vatican yearbook has inserted "Patriarch of the West" as one of the historical titles of the pope. In 2006,...
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Pope offers prayers for prisoners of war and victims of torture
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis appealed to countries at war to release prisoners and offered special prayers for those who have endured torture. At...
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Pope, Council of Cardinals continue discussion of women in the church
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis and his international Council of Cardinals continued their discussions about the role of women in the church, listening...
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Vatican warns of potential religious freedom violation in court case
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican Secretariat of State sent a formal statement to the French Embassy to the Holy See reaffirming that Pope Francis had...
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Pope pleads for military restraint in the Middle East
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The morning after Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel, Pope Francis pleaded with nations to avoid a further escalation...
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Report: Children 'let down' by a lack of research on use of puberty blockers
(OSV News) -- A landmark report published April 10 in the United Kingdom said children had been "let down" by a lack of research on the use of puberty...
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Cultivate solidarity through prayer, adoration, pope tells donors
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Today's "growing culture of indifference and individualism" must be countered with prayer and adoration, which inspires solidarity...
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Pope marks 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi's stigmata
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The wounds of Christ's passion and death and the stigmata given to some Christians over the centuries are reminders of "the pain...
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Church warns of Mexico's drug cartels entering politics as candidates are killed
MEXICO CITY (OSV News) -- In an endless cycle of violence, the bishop of Orizaba, traveling with a group of priests, suffered an assault on a highway in...
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Take evil seriously, pope says at general audience
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While intense feelings or drive -- passions -- are natural, Christians know they must be tamed and channeled toward what is good,...
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Fire 'gave us all a boost,' Notre Dame chaplain says as Paris prepares for cathedral's reopening
PARIS (OSV News) -- For some, the Notre Dame fire was a sign of devastation of faith and Christian values. But for many more in France, it meant awakening...
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Vatican calls for proactive defense of human dignity in digital realm
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The protection and preservation of human dignity must extend into the digital realm, the Vatican said in a new document on human...
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Vatican says abortion, surrogacy, war, poverty are attacks on human dignity
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Being a Christian means defending human dignity and that includes opposing abortion, the death penalty, gender transition surgery,...
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Papal appointments bring changes to Diocese of Rome
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has made major changes to the Diocese of Rome, giving new positions to both Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, his vicar for...
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Pope Francis on his relationship with Benedict: 'He always defended me'
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- For the nearly 10 years that Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI lived on opposite sides of St. Peter's Basilica, the two...
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War is 'folly,' pope says as he leads prayers for Ukraine, Gaza
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis held up a well-thumbed, camouflage-covered pocket edition of the New Testament and Psalms and a small fabric pouch containing...
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Cardinals worried about liberation theology in 2013 conclave, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A group of cardinals asked Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio in-depth questions about liberation theology and its political consequences...
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Pope prays for aid workers, including at least 1 Catholic, killed by Israeli strike in Gaza Strip
ROME (OSV News) -- Pope Francis renewed his calls for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip after seven of the aid workers of World Central Kitchen,...
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