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Pope Francis washes the feet of an inmate at the Rebibbia women's prison on the outskirts of Rome as he celebrates the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper March 28, 2024. The pontiff washed the feet of 12 inmates at the prison.

Pope Francis washes feet of women inmates at Rome prison for Holy Thursday

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As Pope Francis poured water over their feet, dried them with a towel and kissed their feet, 12 women inmates at Rome's Rebibbia prison wept.

Prelates carry palm fronds in procession as Pope Francis looks on at the start of the celebration of Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 24, 2024.

On Palm Sunday, Pope Francis prays people open hearts to God, quell all hatred

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Only Jesus can deliver humanity from hatred and violence, Pope Francis said on Palm Sunday."Jesus entered Jerusalem as a humble and peaceful king," he said in brief remarks after celebrating Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square. He prayed that the faithful would open their hearts to the Lord because he alone "can deliver us from animosity, hatred, violence, because he is mercy and the forgiveness of sins."

Vatican court upholds climate activists’ conviction

Vatican court upholds climate activists’ conviction

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The Vatican City appeals court upheld the conviction of two Italian climate activists who glued their hands to an ancient sculpture in the Vatican Museums.

A likeness of Jesus standing on a rocky shore accompanies Bishop Stephen Hero’s reflection for the first Sunday of Lent.

CCCB offers Lenten video reflections

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The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (CCCB) Journey Through Lent video series is back for the second straight year, its third iteration since 2021.

Taking time to reflect on Lent

Taking time to reflect on Lent

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Lent is greeted by many as a time to curb the unnecessary busyness preventing them from experiencing a spiritual encounter with Jesus Christ.

Pope Francis gives his blessing at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Jan. 10, 2024.

Pope Francis says document on blessings makes clear that the Gospel is for all

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Making a list of which sinners are welcome in the church and which sinners are not goes against the teaching of the Gospel, Pope Francis told an Italian newspaper.

Pope Francis greets Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, during an audience with the participants of a symposium on "Holiness Today," sponsored by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, at the Vatican Oct. 6, 2022.

Pope Francis clears the way for the canonization of Canadian blessed

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Pope Francis signed a decree clearing the way for the canonization of Canada-born Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis, founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family.

Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, appointed prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith by Pope Francis July 1, 2023, is pictured in this file photo at a session of the Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 6, 2015.

Doctrine chief says his book on sexuality not something he'd write today

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The Vatican's doctrine chief said the sometimes-graphic book on sexuality and spirituality that he published 25 years ago is "a book of my youth that I certainly would not write now."

Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta, adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, is pictured speaking during a news conference at the Vatican in this Oct. 8, 2018, file photo.

Vatican doctrine official says priestly celibacy should be optional

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The Catholic Church should revise its celibacy requirement for Latin-rite priests, a senior official in the Vatican's doctrinal office said.

January 2, 2024
Pope Francis gives his blessing at the end of an evening prayer service on New Year's Eve in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 31, 2023.

Bring Mary's gratitude and hope into the new year, Pope Francis says

On New Year's Eve, believers and non-believers alike give thanks for all they have received in the last 12 months and express their hopes for the coming year, but Christians are called to cultivate their gratitude and hope following the example of Mary, Pope Francis said.

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, former secretary to Pope Benedict XVI, center, presides over the Eucharist during a memorial Mass on the first anniversary of the late pope's death at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 31, 2023. Cardinal Kurt Koch, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, is at the left, and Cardinal Gerhard Muller, former prefect of the then-Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, is on the right.

Late Pope Benedict remembered on first anniversary of his death

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As an expression of ongoing affection and gratitude for the late Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis led tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square in a round of applause for his predecessor on the first anniversary of his death.

Pope Benedict XVI is pictured during Mass at Yankee Stadium in New York in this April 20, 2008 file photo. The Vatican publishing house announced it will release a book of some 130 homilies given by the late pope at private Sunday Masses -- 30 given while he was pope and more than 100 given to members of his household once he retired.

Vatican to publish 'private' homilies of late Pope Benedict

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The Vatican publishing house announced it will release a book of some 130 homilies given by the late Pope Benedict XVI at private Sunday Masses -- 30 given while he was pope and more than 100 given to members of his household once he retired.

Pope Francis gives his Christmas blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 25, 2023.

Pope Francis' Christmas message: Say 'yes' to the Prince of Peace, 'no' to war

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Celebrating the birth of Jesus, the prince of peace, should mean making a commitment to opposing all war, to cherishing human life, feeding the hungry and speaking up for those who have no voice, Pope Francis said.

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