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Cardinal Bagnasco hospitalized with COVID-19 after International Eucharistic Congress

Oct 2, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The cardinal, 78, had been fully vaccinated with an mRNA vaccine last May. Read more

Pope Francis at the Divine Mercy Vigil in St. Peter's Square, April 2, 2016.

Pope Francis to visit Italian diocese of Genoa May 27

Oct 17, 2016

By Elise Harris

Shortly after their bishop was named the new president of the Council of Catholic Episcopal Conferences in Europe, the Archdiocese... Read more

What is the 'beating heart' of the Church? The Eucharist

Sep 20, 2016

By Andrea Gagliarducci

The Eucharist is the source of mercy and the beating heart of the Church, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco of Genoa has... Read more

Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco of Genoa, president of the Italian bishops' conference, at the Vatican, May 2015.

Top Italian cardinal throws punch at new civil unions law

May 18, 2016

By Andrea Gagliarducci

In a powerful speech Tuesday at the opening of the Italian bishops' general assembly, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco of Genoa decried... Read more