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Number of Catholics in South Korea has increased by nearly 1,200% in 50 years
According to data from the Korean Bishops' Conference, more than half of the population does not have any religious affiliation. But Catholicism is on the rise.
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Pope Francis meets with the children from the Vatican's hospital
The reason for this meeting was the 100th anniversary of the donation of the hospital to the Vatican.
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Pope Francis celebrates release of kidnapped religious in Haiti
In recent years, violence in Haiti has increased and many religious have been kidnapped or killed.
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Psychologist Bishop & former police colonel are on the Vatican abuse commission
Pope Francis has appointed a bishop who is also a psychologist and a former U.S. state police colonel as the new secretary and deputy secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
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Pope Francis to publish an apostolic letter for the Jubilee of 2025
The Pope asked the participants of the Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Evangelization to prepare themselves carefully for the upcoming Jubilee.
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What would it be like to have Pope Francis as a spiritual director?
In “First belong to God: on retreat with Pope Francis,” author Austen Ivereigh leads readers through in an 8-day retreat with the Pope, guided by Ignatian Spiritual Exercises.
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The “pope's hospital”: 100 years of serving sick children
This is the story of the Bambino Gesù—the hospital that was created by and for charity.
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Here are the 10 topics the Pope wants studied following this phase of the Synod
Several study groups will be organized to delve into these issues. During the upcoming October assembly, they will present the work done so far.
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Pope Francis will meet children from war countries hospitalized at Bambino Gesù
Around 3,000 people from the hospital will meet with Pope Francis to mark the 100th anniversary of the hospital being given to the Vatican.
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16 martyrs killed by Nazi and Soviet regimes are on the road to sainthood
This is a result of Pope Francis' meeting with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, the head of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.
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If Pope Francis resigned, he “would simply be called Bishop emeritus of Rome”
His autobiography, Life: My Story Through History, recounts various moments of his life—from his life in Argentina to his thoughts on resigning from the papacy.
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Pope on abuse: “Seeing weakness as an excuse…will only create childish people”
The Pope sent a message to the participants of the third Latin American Congress titled “Vulnerability and Abuse.”
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Pope says virtues are not simply “improvised” but take “exercise and training”
The Pope finished his cycle of catechesis on vices and began a new one dedicated to the virtues.
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This is how Pope Francis looks 11 years after his election
On the anniversary of his election, the 87-year-old Pope appeared to be in good spirits, despite his health issues.
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$30,000 and 9 months in prison for activists who glued themselves to a statue
In 2022, Ester and Guido glued themselves to a famous statue in the Vatican Museums to bring attention to the ongoing global climate crisis.
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Weekly Program: The World Seen From The Vatican 03-13-2024
Pope Francis hears confessions in a parish in Rome.
Ukrainian leaders respond to the Pope's comments about raising the white flag.
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Pope Francis attends ordination of the private secretary of Cardinal Parolin
The newly ordained bishop has served as the private secretary for Cardinal Pietro Parolin since 2019.
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Coptic Church suspends dialogue with Catholics after Fiducia Supplicans
Following their annual Holy Synod, the Coptic Orthodox Church says they will also “reevaluate the results achieved by the dialogue with the Catholic Church from its beginning twenty years ago.”
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Pope Francis hears confessions in a Roman parish
The Pope went to a parish near the Vatican, St. Pius V, to preside at the Penitential Liturgy and to hear confessions of some of the faithful.
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Pope to priests not to “stick their finger in the wound” when hearing confession
Some 1,500 people from the neighborhood where the Church of St. Pius V is located took to the streets to see the pontiff.
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Apple tree in Vatican Gardens memorializes first family to be beatified together
A program has been planned to name the Ulma family as patrons of their home region in Poland.
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Pope Francis: “The female contribution is more indispensable than ever”
The Pope held a private audience with the participants of an international conference titled, “Women in the Church: Builders of humanity.”
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Pope Francis calls on Church to “rebuild lives shattered by abuse and heal pain”
The Pope met with the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, an organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of preventing abuse in the Church.
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Pope orders investigation of Canadian cardinal for alleged sexual abuse in 1980s
In a statement, the Archdiocese of Quebec said that Pope Francis has entrusted the investigation to a retired Canadian judge, André Denis.