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Nov 21, 2024Pope Francis has published a letter addressed especially to priests in formation to promote the renewal of the study of Church history.
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Pope Francis calls for study of Church history free from ideologies
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Vatican Christmas tree wreathed in controversy over environmental objections
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Nov 21, 2024Father Max Josef Metzger, executed by Nazis in 1944 for promoting peace and Christian unity, was beatified Sunday in Freiburg, Germany.
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