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Benedict XVI plans life of prayer after retirement

Feb 11, 2013

After Pope Benedict XVI retires at the end of February he will dedicate himself to a life of prayer and... Read more

Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Basilica during the consistory of cardinals Nov. 24, 2012.

Pope Benedict XVI cites waning strength as reason for resignation

Feb 11, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI told a gathering of cardinals Feb. 11 that he no longer has the strength to carry out... Read more

Pope Benedict XVI. CNA File photo.

Pope Benedict XVI announces his retirement

Feb 11, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI announced today that he will resign from his duties as Pope on February 28th, 2013.  Read more

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Elevation of the chalice at a Traditional Latin Mass.

Game, set, God: French athlete trades championship title for abbey life

Palma il Giovane (1550-1628), “Portrait of Pope Pius V.”

St. Pius V, safeguard of the faith

Father David Waller will become the first bishop Ordinary of the Ordinariate.

Former Anglican vicar becomes first bishop of UK ordinariate

French authorities determined that "there does not appear that there is any infraction sufficiently characterized to justify any criminal procedure" against Father Matthieu Raffray.

Prosecutor dismisses case against French priest who said homosexual relations are a sin

Palestinians carry empty pots during a demonstration held by the displaced Palestinians gathered in a protest carrying empty pots and pans asking for more relief aid and fuel to reach Gaza strip in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

World Central Kitchen resumes relief efforts, dedicates operation to slain Catholic worker 

President Joe Biden speaks during the White House Correspondents dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on April 27, 2024.

Spanish bishop to Biden: Invoking Jesus Christ in support of abortion is a sacrilege

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Court orders North Carolina, West Virginia to fund sex changes in state health care plans

Landscape view of Sacrofano, Italy, north of Rome.

Cardinal Grech opens world meeting of priests: ‘Our stories are human stories’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill on April 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Senate GOP leader McConnell won’t push for 15-week abortion law, says unlikely to pass

Migrants, mostly Haitians, wait in Mexico City to be sent to different migration centers in Puebla, Hidalgo, and Queretaro to obtain their humanitarian visas, which will allow them to continue their journey to the U.S. border ion March 31, 2023.

Miami archbishop slams Biden for ‘unconscionable’ deportation of Haitian refugees

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