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Franciscan Father Richard Rohr poses for a photo with Oprah Winfrey on the set of "Super Soul Sunday" during the taping of the show Nov. 12, 2014. The show runs on OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, Sunday, Feb. 8, 11 a.m. ET. Father Rohr will be the first Catholic priest to appear on "Super Soul Sunday" since the series debuted in fall 2011, 101 episodes ago.

Franciscan priest to appear on Oprah Winfrey's 'Super Soul Sunday'

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WASHINGTON - If you think somebody's famous because they've written scads of books on spirituality, traveled the world speaking about God's love, and have 150,000 people on a daily email list for meditations, then brace yourself for when that person sits down for a televised face-to-face interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan waves to supporters at a Peoples Democratic Party election rally in Ilorin, Nigeria, Jan. 26. A Nigerian cardinal called on candidates in the country's Feb. 14 elections to focus on issues of importance to voters rath er than on character assassination and smear tactics.

Nigerian cardinal: Candidates must focus on issues, not smear tactics

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LAGOS, Nigeria - The retired archbishop of Lagos called on candidates in Nigeria's Feb. 14 elections to focus on issues of importance to voters rather than on character assassination and smear tactics.

A relative says that 94-year-old Bishop Cosmas Shi Enxiang of Yixian, has died.

Chinese Bishop Shi, held in secret for years, dies at 94

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HONG KONG - Bishop Cosmas Shi Enxiang of Yixian, 94, a member of the so-called underground Catholic Church who has not been seen since his arrest in 2001, has died, a relative said.

People pray during Mass at a Catholic church in Beijing in 2014.

Chinese priest urges unity, sees government plan as way to divide church

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MANILA, Philippines - The recent announcement of this year's working plans of the Chinese State Administration for Religious Affairs has driven a young priest from northern China to call church leaders to work for dialogue and reconciliation among Catholics in his country.

Pope Francis meets with Dragan Covic, Croat member of the presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina, during a private audience in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Dec. 15.

Pope to visit Balkan nation still scarred by ethnic divisions

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VATICAN CITY - In an effort to help bolster a minority Catholic population and encourage dialogue and friendship among once-warring ethnic and religious communities, Pope Francis announced he would be visiting Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Ecumenism means theological dialogue, joint work for peace, Pope says

Ecumenism means theological dialogue, joint work for peace, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY - Even as their theological dialogues continue in the search for full agreement on doctrinal issues, divided Christians are called to work together for justice and peace, especially in the Middle East, Pope Francis said.

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair of Hartford, Conn., center, and other new archbishops wear palliums received from Pope Francis during a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this June 29, 2014, file photo. Bestowal ceremonies will henceforth take pl ace in local archdioceses.

Feed my sheep: Archbishops to receive palliums at home with their flock

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VATICAN CITY - When Pope Francis celebrates the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in June, he will set aside an element that has been part of the Mass for the past 32 years; the Vatican confirmed he will not confer the pallium on new archbishops during the liturgy.

An altar girl receives the Eucharist from a priest.

San Francisco priest bars altar girls, sparks another controversy

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SAN FRANCISCO - A Catholic priest who recently took charge of a San Francisco parish has said only boys can be altar servers, a move that is sparking both criticism and praise and comes amid a wider debate over conservative concerns that the Catholic Church has become too “feminized.”

On Jan. 28, Greek Catholic archbishop Nikolaos Printezis welcomed the new anti-austerity government and believes Catholics in the country will benefit from the changes. Printezis said that Catholics and Protestants faced hardships as minorities of the Orthodox-majority country. The same day, the Syriza party held its first meeting under Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras.In this photo, Tsipras speaks to an audience, dated May 19, 2014.

Archbishop welcomes Greece's new government, hopes for changes

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WARSAW, Poland - A Greek Catholic leader welcomed his country's new anti-austerity government and predicted Catholics would benefit from changes.

Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs meet in Bkerke, Lebanon, Jan. 27 to address the crises in the Middle East. Pictured from left to right are Melkite Catholic Patriarch Gregoire III Laham; Greek Orthodox Patriarch John X of Antioch; Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, Maronite patriarch; Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II; and Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan.

Christian leaders meet in Lebanon, call for end to financing terrorists

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BEIRUT - Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs called for an end to financing terrorists and suggested that borders be closed when necessary to prevent their movement.

Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare movement, is pictured in 2003. Lubich died in 2008 and the Vatican Congregation for Saints' Causes has approved the opening for her sainthood cause.

Sainthood cause for Focolare founder Chiara Lubich formally begins

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FRASCATI, Italy - Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement, "lit a new light in the Church's journey toward unity," Pope Francis said.

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