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Bishop Nicola De Angelis

Bishop Nicola De Angelis dead at 84

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UK woman jailed for two years for aborting her baby almost a month before due date

UK woman jailed for two years for aborting her baby almost a month before due date

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An English Catholic bishop said he supported the decision of a judge to jail a woman for two years after she aborted her baby almost a month before she was due to give birth.

A woman pays her respects in front of messages and floral tributes at the children's playground in Annecy, France, June 9, 2023, the day after after four children and two elderly adults were injured in a knife attacks at Le Paquier park. French media hailed a Catholic pilgrim as "the hero with a backpack" after he was shown in a video using his two backpacks to block the assailant and then charging after him. Police shot and wounded the assailant before he was finally apprehended. The injured children ranged in age from 22 months to 3 years old.

Heroic Catholic pilgrim protects children in France knife attack

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The British girl whose injuries were "life-threatening" after a stabbing attack on the playground in Annecy, France, was awake and recovering, France's President Emmanuel Macron confirmed June 9. He said the condition of the children who were attacked while playing with their parents in Le Paquier park is "heading in the right direction."

A statue of St. John Paul II is seen outside of Rome's Gemelli hospital June 8, 2023, where Pope Francis is staying in the papal suite on the top floor after undergoing surgery to treat a hernia June 7, 2023. Because of his frequent visits over his three-decade pontificate, the Polish pope affectionately called the hospital "the third Vatican" after his second "home" at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo outside of Rome.

Pope Francis doing well after abdominal surgery, asks for continued prayers

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Among the many messages Pope Francis has been getting over the course of his first full day recovering from abdominal surgery at Rome's Gemelli hospital, his favorite, so far, was a large card from a Peruvian family he met during his last hospital stay.

New Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, Italy, greets guests prior to a consistory for the creation of 13 new cardinals by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 5, 2019.

Pope Francis will never give up hope for peace, says papal envoy back from Ukraine

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When it comes to peace in Ukraine, Pope Francis is not giving up hope, said Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the papal envoy recently returned from the war-torn nation.

Members of the media are seen outside of Rome's Gemelli hospital March 30, 2023.

Pope Francis to undergo surgery for hernia, expected to remain in hospital

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Pope Francis was scheduled to undergo surgery at Rome's Gemelli hospital June 7 to treat a hernia that had developed at an incision of a previous operation, the Vatican said.

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, papal envoy to Ukraine, gestures during a meeting in Kyiv with Ukraine's parliamentary commissioner for human rights, Dmytro Lubinets on June 5, 2023.

Papal envoy meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv

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Pope Francis' peace envoy to Ukraine, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, was finishing his two-day visit to Ukraine June 6. He met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid breaking news of the destruction of a critical dam and hydroelectric power plant along the front lines in southern Ukraine that Zelenskyy blamed on "Russian terrorists." The Russian side accused Ukrainian forces of blowing up the dam. Ukraine accused Russians of committing what it called "ecocide."

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Trevor Williams throws to the plate in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium May 29, 2023. Williams, known for his devout Catholic faith and prominent tattoos, expressed his disappointment with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ decision to re-invite and honour controversial group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

Ballplayers criticize Dodgers’ plan to honour controversial drag group

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Trevor Williams, known for his devout Catholic faith and prominent tattoos, expressed his disappointment with the Los Angeles Dodgers' decision to re-invite and honour a controversial group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands after their meeting at the Vatican May 13, 2023.

Ukrainian church leaders cite lack of information on Vatican initiatives

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Ukrainian church leaders have voiced skepticism over a planned Vatican "peace mission" to their war-torn country and have complained of being left in the dark about Rome's intentions.

A man kisses a rosary as he prays before Mass in 2018 at a church in Beijing. The Day of Prayer for Catholics in China is celebrated annually May 24.

Under surveillance, government pressure, China needs prayers, observers say

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When Pope Benedict XVI instituted the Day of Prayer for Catholics in China in 2007, Aloysius Jin Luxian was bishop of Shanghai. That year, an article in The Atlantic monthly described Bishop Jin as "arguably the most influential and controversial figure in Chinese Catholicism of the last 50 years."

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