Year of Prayer a needed rest stop on journey to jubilee
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Year of Prayer a needed rest stop on journey to jubilee

VATICAN (CNS): With little fanfare, Pope Francis officially opened the Year of Prayer after Mass…

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Six nuns kidnapped in Port-au-Prince
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Six nuns kidnapped in Port-au-Prince

MEXICO CITY (OSV News): Six nuns from the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Anne…

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Amid ‘barrage’ of words online and off, listen to God’s word, pope says
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Amid ‘barrage’ of words online and off, listen to God’s word, pope says

VATICAN (CNS): God’s word cuts through the sea of chatter spoken aloud and uttered online…

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Pope asks Davos leaders why world is still plagued by poverty
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Pope asks Davos leaders why world is still plagued by poverty

VATICAN (CNS): Nations and businesses must work together to promote ethically sound models of globalisation,…

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Nicaraguan bishop released and exiled after over 500 day detention
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Nicaraguan bishop released and exiled after over 500 day detention

MEXICO CITY (OSV News): Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, was released from prison and…

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