Theme announced for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
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Theme announced for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

VATICAN (CNS): Pope Francis has chosen “His mercy is from age to age,” a passage…

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Indigenous Catholics welcome condemnation of ‘Doctrine of discovery’
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Indigenous Catholics welcome condemnation of ‘Doctrine of discovery’

Indigenous Catholics, along with U.S. and Canadian bishops, are welcoming the Vatican’s repudiation of a…

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Synod vigil to be expression of ‘ecumenism of solidarity,’ pastor says
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Synod vigil to be expression of ‘ecumenism of solidarity,’ pastor says

VATICAN (CNS): Planning an ecumenical prayer vigil for the Catholic Church’s Synod of Bishops and…

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Those who wage war forget humanity, cardinal says
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Those who wage war forget humanity, cardinal says

ROME (CNS): Conflicts cannot be resolved “by dividing,” said Pietro Cardinal Parolin, Vatican secretary of…

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Liturgical elements must foster prayer and communion, pope says
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Liturgical elements must foster prayer and communion, pope says

VATICAN (CNS): “The space, light, acoustics, colours, images, symbols [and] liturgical furnishings constitute fundamental elements…

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