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Basilica of the Agony located on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, next to the Garden of Gethsemane.

Pope's Holy Land visit sparks US call for dialogue

May 22, 2014

By Adelaide Mena

Catholic and Eastern Orthodox leaders in the U.S. celebrated the closeness between the two churches, recommitting to continued dialogue as... Read more

Fr. Gabriel Quicke speaks with CNA on May 16, 2014

Vatican official sees 'warming-up' of Catholic-Orthodox relations

May 19, 2014

By Elise Harris

A member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity affirmed the sentiments of many who believe that Catholic-Orthodox relations... Read more

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square Oct. 13.

Pope Francis announces pilgrimage to Holy Land

Jan 5, 2014

Pope Francis has announced that he will make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land this coming May to mark a... Read more

The Oct. 11, 2012 opening Mass for the Year of Faith.

At Year of Faith opening, Orthodox patriarch hopes for unity

Oct 11, 2012

Orthodox Christianity’s most significant bishop told Pope Benedict XVI that the Year of Faith should spur greater prayer, hope and... Read more

Patriarch of Moscow Kirill I and Archbishop Jozef Michalik (l to r).

Russian Orthodox leader to visit Poland, sign reconciliation statement

Jul 16, 2012

During his Aug. 16-19 visit to Poland, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow plans to join the country's... Read more

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Bishop Franz-Josef Bode of the Diocese of Osnabrück served as vice president of the German bishops' conference from 2017 to 2023.

Pope Francis accepts resignation of vice president of German bishops’ conference 

Pope Francis speaks at the general audience in Vatican City's Paul VI Hall on Feb. 22, 2023.

Pope Francis extends ‘Vos estis’ decree to counter both lay and clerical abuse

A statue of St. Michael the Archangel is one of several opportunities for outdoor veneration at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe in Orlando near the major theme parks.

A magical shrine: Orlando basilica ministers to Catholics visiting Disney World

Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN.

Why the Stations of the Cross were a daily devotion for Mother Angelica

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Parents at school board meetings were subject to FBI intimidation, witnesses say

Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Republican House members introduce the "Parents Bill of Rights" Thursday, March 23, 2023.

U.S. House passes ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ with amendments on transgender issues

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Nancy Pelosi criticizes the U.S. Catholic bishops during Georgetown panel discussion

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Catholics urged to be generous to Good Friday collection to benefit the Holy Land

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Spanish bishop criticizes Constitutional Court for upholding euthanasia law

Pope Francis reads the Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in St. Peter’s Basilica, March 25, 2022.

Pope Francis asked Catholics to renew Marian consecration every March 25. Here’s what that means

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Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN.

Why the Stations of the Cross were a daily devotion for Mother Angelica

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Nancy Pelosi criticizes the U.S. Catholic bishops during Georgetown panel discussion

Bishop Franz-Josef Bode of the Diocese of Osnabrück served as vice president of the German bishops' conference from 2017 to 2023.

Pope Francis accepts resignation of vice president of German bishops’ conference 

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Parents at school board meetings were subject to FBI intimidation, witnesses say

Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Republican House members introduce the "Parents Bill of Rights" Thursday, March 23, 2023.

U.S. House passes ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ with amendments on transgender issues