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Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO, of the Catholic Territorial Prelature of Trondheim, Norway, at the vespers at Santa Maria dell’Anima in Rome.

Norwegian bishop partners with EWTN and Exodus 90 for new ‘Desert Fathers’ podcast series

Dec 27, 2024

By Pål Johannes Nes

“The Desert Fathers in a Year” podcast series launches Jan. 1, 2025, coinciding with jubilee year. Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis: Avarice is a ‘sickness of the heart, not of the wallet’

Jan 24, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

In his Wednesday general audience, Pope Francis said the preoccupation with the accumulation of material goods reflects a greater “pathological... Read more