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The patch of a member of Edmonton’s Cross Bearers motorcycle ministry.

Ministry by motorcycle: meet the Cross Bearers

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EDMONTON – Priests wear collars, friars wear habits, and the Cross Bearers, well, they wear black leather vests.

Brantly C. Millegan, founder and editor-in-chief of ChurchPop, told the audience at the Catholic Media Conference in Quebec City June 22 that social media has created an entirely new channel for communication.

How Catholic culture can thrive on the internet

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QUEBEC CITY – Social media can be difficult to navigate, but Catholics can reach out with a content-savvy approach that can truly engage people, young social media professionals told Catholic media leaders on Thursday.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass marking the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 29.
June 29, 2017

Pope's homily: full text from feast of Saints Peter and Paul

Pope Francis on Thursday morning celebrated Mass in St Peter’s Square to mark the feast of Saints Peter and Paul.

Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J., as he stands with archbishops at the conclusion of a Mass marking the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 29. New archbishops from around the world received their palliums from the pope. The actual imposition of the pallium will take place in the archbishop's archdiocese.

Pope tells new archbishops, cardinals not to be 'armchair Catholics,' but apostles

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VATICAN CITY – The Catholic Church's new cardinals and new archbishops must be willing to risk everything, patiently endure evil and bear crosses like Jesus did, Pope Francis said.

New Cardinals look on as Pope Francis leads a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican June 28. Pictured are Cardinals Jean Zerbo of Bamako, Mali; Juan Jose Omella of Barcelona, Spain; Anders Arborelius of Stockholm; Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun of Pakse, Laos; and Gregorio Rosa Chavez of San Salvador, El Salvador.

Pope tells new cardinals to serve people, tackle sins

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VATICAN CITY – Cardinals are not called to be "princes" of the church, but to serve the people of God and tackle the sins of the world, Pope Francis told five new cardinals.

June 28, 2017
Pope Francis celebrates Mass May 27 during his pastoral visit in Genoa, Italy.

Pope's homily: Christians need not read horoscopes to foresee the future

Pope Francis on Monday told believers not to look to horoscopes or to consult fortune-tellers to foresee the future; but to allow God to guide them in a journey full of surprises.

Pope Francis embraces Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople Sept. 20, 2016. Pope Francis told a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople June 27 that unity is not just ‘bland uniformity.'

Unity is not just 'bland uniformity,' Pope tells Orthodox delegation

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VATICAN CITY – The dream of restoring full unity between Catholics and Orthodox can be a prophetic sign of legitimate differences coexisting rather than just simply agreeing on everything, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis speaks as he celebrates Mass with about 50 cardinals in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican June 27. The Mass marked the pope's 25th anniversary of his ordination as a bishop.

The old still have a lot to give young people, Pope Francis says

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VATICAN CITY – On Tuesday Pope Francis said that the older generation should not stop striving in their spiritual lives, but that God calls them to be spiritual ‘grandparents’ to young people, who can learn from their experiences.

In a letter published June 26, Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson said that the impact of legalized marijuana needs greater study.

Impact of legalized marijuana needs greater study, Vatican official says

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VATICAN CITY – While some countries continue to debate the legalization of marijuana, its effects and impact on possible dependency need to be further understood, said the head of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

June 26, 2017
Pope Francis smiles as he arrives to visit the tomb of influential 20th century Italian priest Father Primo Mazzolari June 20 at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Bozzolo, Italy.

Pope's homily: Become small to hear the voice of the Lord

hat was the message of Pope Francis in his homily at the daily Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Friday morning, as the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Argentinian Maj. Gen. Javier Antonio Perez Aquino, chief observer of U.N. Mission in Colombia, holds a March 2 news conference in Bogota. He announced that the U.N. Mission will oversee a program calling for Colombia's FARC rebels to surrender their weapons under a landmark peace deal. Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Colombia Sept. 6-9.

Vatican announces Pope will attend reconciliation events in Colombia

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WASHINGTON – Days after rebels in Colombia announced turning in the last of their cache of weapons over to international observers, the Vatican announced June 23 details of Pope Francis' September trip to the war-torn South American country.

Pope Francis waves during his general audience June 14 in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

Nice guy or tough guy? The two faces of Pope Francis

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VATICAN CITY – To the vast majority, Pope Francis is the compassionate face of Catholicism today.

A reliquary containing relics of St. Junipero Serra is seen as Pope Francis celebrates his canonization and Mass outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Sept. 23.

Pope uses common veneration of relics to foster relations with Orthodox

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VATICAN CITY – Common veneration of relics is one of the tools Pope Francis is using to foster ecumenical relations with the Eastern Orthodox Churches.

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