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Pope Francis lunches with poor people, refugees, and the 18 prisoners who did not escape, at San Petronio Basilica in Bologna, Italy, Oct. 1, 2017.

Pope invites prisoners to lunch, they break free instead

Oct 17, 2017

By Mary Farrow

They were supposed to be having lunch with Pope Francis.  Read more

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Pope Francis address representatives of Canada's indigenous peoples at the archbishop's residence in Québec City.

U.S. and Canadian bishops join Vatican’s condemnation of colonialist ‘doctrine of discovery’

Archbishop Arthur Roche at a Vatican press conference on Feb. 10, 2015.

Vatican’s liturgy czar rejects German Church’s plans for laity to preach homilies, conduct baptisms

Pope Francis speaks at his general audience in St. Peter's Square on March 29, 2023.

UPDATE: Pope Francis has bronchitis but is resting and improving, Vatican says

Bishop David O'Connell.

Tabernacle stolen from murdered Bishop David O’Connell’s residence

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Witnesses tell House panel that speech is being silenced on college campuses 

Bishop Mariano Crociata meets with Pope Francis on March 23, 2023.

Meet the new president of the European bishops’ commission

Migrants wake up after spending the night outside the immigration detention center where at least 38 migrants died during a fire in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on March 29, 2023.

Bishops lament ‘terrible tragedy’ that left at least 38 migrants dead in Mexico

Pope Francis prays in St. Peter's Square on March 8, 2023.

This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of April

Pope Francis' General Audience in St. Peter's Square on March 29, 2023.

U.S. bishops ask for prayer for pope’s quick recovery

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In-person Mass attendance dips following pandemic, study suggests

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Pope Francis enters the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall in a wheelchair on May 5, 2022.

Pope Francis’ health: Here’s a timeline of his medical issues in recent years

Pope Francis started his Canada trip by visiting the cemetery and chapel of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows in Maskwacis, Alberta, on July 25, 2022.

Vatican: ‘Doctrine of discovery’ is not Catholic teaching

Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on March 8, 2023.

Update: Pope Francis rested well, continuing treatment in hospital, Vatican says

Funeral of Fathers Javier Campos Morales, SJ, and Joaquín César Mora Salazar, SJ, in June 2022.

Jesuits in Mexico issue statement on the death of alleged murderer of two priests

Wisconsin Family Action was attacked with two Molotov cocktails in May 2022.

Arrest made in firebombing of pro-life organization thanks to DNA found on burrito