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German bishops' plenary assembly begins with appeals on church reform
On: 9/21/2021, , In: World
FULDA, Germany (CNS) -- The German bishops' plenary assembly began with urgent appeals for church reform and a reminder to heed admonitions from Pope Francis. Bishop Georg Bätzing, conference president, called on all bishops to embrace radical change, ...

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German bishops' plenary assembly begins with appeals on church reform
On: 9/21/2021, , In: World
FULDA, Germany (CNS) -- The German bishops' plenary assembly began with urgent appeals for church reform and a reminder to heed admonitions from Pope Francis. Bishop Georg Bätzing, conference president, called on all bishops to embrace radical change, ...

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Pro-lifers gather for Virginia March for Life to show support for unborn
On: 9/21/2021, Zoey Maraist, , In: Nation
RICHMOND, Va. (CNS) -- Around 1,500 pro-lifers from around the state gathered at the Capitol in Richmond for the annual Virginia March for Life Sept. 17. Attendees sported pro-life T-shirts and carried homemade signs proclaiming the goodness of life ...

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Church suffers temptation to go backward, pope tells Jesuits in Slovakia
On: 9/21/2021, Junno Arocho Esteves, , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church suffers from a temptation to attempt to return to attitudes and practices of the past, an attitude that blocks pastoral outreach to many of those who are marginalized, Pope Francis told Jesuits in Slovakia. "We ...

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Pope: Christ's cross an invitation to set aside divisive agendas
On: 9/21/2021, Junno Arocho Esteves, , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Jesus' death on the cross calls Christians to focus on helping the vulnerable rather than defending contentious agendas, Pope Francis said. In a letter to participants at a congress hosted by the Passionist Fathers, the pope said ...

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Cardinal O'Malley attends safeguarding conference in Poland
On: 9/20/2021, Jonathan Luxmoore, , In: World
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) -- Pope Francis urged bishops from throughout Eastern Europe to recognize mistakes in their handling of sexual abuse in order to open "new horizons of love and reciprocal service." Speaking Sept. 19 in a video message on the opening ...

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German bishops' plenary assembly begins with appeals on church reform

FULDA, Germany (CNS) -- The German bishops' plenary assembly began with urgent appeals for church reform and a reminder to heed admonitions from Pope Francis. Bishop Georg Bätzing, conference president, called on all bishops to embrace radical change, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA. He said visible changes were needed soon in the Synodal Path German church reform project, which could be a "door opener" for the worldwide synodal process launched by the pope.

RICHMOND, Va. (CNS) -- Around 1,500 pro-lifers from around the state gathered at the Capitol in Richmond for the annual Virginia March for Life Sept. 17. Attendees sported pro-life T-shirts and carried homemade signs proclaiming the goodness of life and urging the protection of the unborn. The crowd listened to speakers before marching through the streets of the capital.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church suffers from a temptation to attempt to return to attitudes and practices of the past, an attitude that blocks pastoral outreach to many of those who are marginalized, Pope Francis told Jesuits in Slovakia.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Jesus' death on the cross calls Christians to focus on helping the vulnerable rather than defending contentious agendas, Pope Francis said. In a letter to participants at a congress hosted by the Passionist Fathers, the pope said the saving power "unleashed by the weakness of the cross reveals to theology the importance of an approach that knows how to combine the loftiness of reason with the humility of the heart."

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) -- Pope Francis urged bishops from throughout Eastern Europe to recognize mistakes in their handling of sexual abuse in order to open "new horizons of love and reciprocal service."

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Visitors, tourists and employees who want to enter Vatican territory will be required beginning Oct. 1 to show proof of vaccination, recovery from the coronavirus or a negative COVID-19 test.