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Pope Francis speaks with Father Gonzalo Aemilius, founder of the Liceo Jubilar Juan Pablo II, a high school in Montevideo, Uruguay, at St. Anne's Parish within the Vatican March 17. Pope Francis recognized the priest in the crowd when he went outside to greet them and invited him to participate in the Sunday Mass.

At first Angelus, Pope Francis says God never tires of forgiving

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VATICAN CITY - Citing a distinguished German theologian and an anonymous elderly penitent from Argentina, Pope Francis told an overflow crowd in St. Peter's Square never to despair of God's mercy to sinners.

Pope Francis' episcopal motto is based on the Gospel account of "The Call of St. Matthew," the tax collector

Pope's episcopal motto comes from homily by English doctor of church

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis' episcopal motto is based on the Gospel account of "The Call of St. Matthew," the tax collector, in a homily given by St. Bede the Venerable.

Cardinal Paul-Emile Leger

Ouellet is third Canadian to merit papal consideration

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Associate Editor Michael Swan is in Rome to report on the conclave. Selecting a pope is a world event, but that doesn’t mean it lacks a Canadian perspective. Here Swan looks at Canada and the conclave.

Cardinals John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja, Nigeria, Francis E. George of Chicago, and Telesphore Toppo of Ranchi, India, arrive for a prayer service with eucharistic adoration in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 6. More than 100 cardinals gat hered in front of Bernini's statue, "The Chair of St. Peter," for the evening service.

Church should always reform and improve

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VATICAN CITY - If Jesus had wanted a Church free of scandal or problems, he would have put it in the hands of angels, not a humanity he loved, said Nigeria's newest cardinal elector.

Pope Benedict XVI addresses the College of Cardinals at the Vatican Feb. 28, the final day of his papacy. In attendance were 144 cardinals, including many of the 115 younger than 80 who are eligible and expected to vote in the upcoming conclave.

Pope Benedict pledges obedience to next pope 

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VATICAN CITY - The Clementine Hall is traditionally where cardinals gather to bid farewell to popes at the end of a pontificate, but usually it happens when the pope is lying in state before his funeral.

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, top, is thought to be a leading candidate to succeed Pope Benedict XVI.

Could a Canadian be the next pope?

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Cardinal Ouellet high on many lists to succeed Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict changes rituals for new pope's inauguration

Pope Benedict changes rituals for new pope's inauguration

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI has ordered several changes to the Masses and liturgies that will mark the inauguration of the next pope's pontificate.

This is a detail view of the oath in Latin that each cardinal elector takes before the start of the conclave. Placing a hand on the Gospels, each elector swears to uphold the rules and secrecy of the conclave. This copy is from a collection of documents retained by U.S. Cardinal William H. Keeler from the 2005 conclave.

Canonist explains 'rigid, highly formal' rules for electing pope

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VATICAN CITY - The voting by cardinals to elect the next pope takes place behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, following a highly detailed procedure that underwent major revisions by Blessed John Paul II and a small, but very significant change, by Pope Benedict XVI.

The priest, acting in the person of Christ, can absolve a person of their sins with their contrition, confession and penance.

Tips to help Catholics return to sacrament of Confession

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WASHINGTON - After “Bless me, Father, for I have sinned” there are millions of Catholics who don’t exactly know what to say next.

A Lenten media fast — or not

A Lenten media fast — or not

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TORONTO - Which is the fast God prefers for a 21st-century Lent? In a media-saturated age, it makes sense to desaturate our souls with a media fast, suggests Salt+Light Radio media correspondent Mark Matthews.

Pope Benedict XVI waves after celebrating Ash Wednesday Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 13. The service was expected to be the last large liturgical event of Pope Benedict's papacy. The pope announced Feb. 11 that he will resign at the end of the mont

On Ash Wednesday, Pope preaches on humility, Christian unity 

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VATICAN CITY - Celebrating what was expected to be the last public liturgy of his pontificate two weeks before his resignation, Pope Benedict XVI preached on the virtues of humility and Christian unity and heard his highest-ranking aide pay tribute to his service to the Church.

Willem and Florence Schurman will celebrate Valentine’s Day as a married couple of 71 years and counting.

A lasting lesson in love

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A mother’s advice helps keep couple together for seven decades

Ash Wednesday, the Lenten journey begins

Ash Wednesday, the Lenten journey begins

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TORONTO - Today, Ash Wednesday, marks the first day of the Lenten season for Christians throughout the Greater Toronto Area and around the world. In Catholic churches in the archdiocese of Toronto, the faithful will gather today to participate in the distribution of ashes — a tradition that has united Christians together in their faith for more than a millennium.

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