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Cardinal Manuel Clemente, the Patriarch of Lisbon, greets attendees of World Youth Day at the opening Mass on Aug. 1, 2023, in Lisbon, Portugal.

Pope Francis names new patriarch of Lisbon following World Youth Day

Aug 10, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis on Aug. 10 also accepted the resignation of Cardinal-Patriarch Manuel Clemente, who has led the patriarchate since May... Read more

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Picture of the Cathedral Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida taken on the day of the patron saint of Brazil, in Aparecida, Sao Paulo State, on Oct. 12, 2022.

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Stained-glass window at the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis.

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Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, SJ, archbishop of Hong Kong, China.

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Outer details of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Chicago.

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Pope Francis addresses the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on May 15, 2024, at the Vatican.

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