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Bishops and other attendees at Mass inside the Catacombs of Domitilla in Rome Oct. 20, 2019.

Amazon synod bishops sign new version of Vatican II-era 'Catacombs Pact'

Oct 21, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

In the Roman catacombs Sunday morning, some bishops participating in the Amazon synod signed a pact about how they want... Read more

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Father Carlo Crespi Croci (1891-1982) holding a crucifix from his ethnographic collection in Cuenca, Ecuador.

Pope Francis puts a priest, three religious women, and two laywomen on path for sainthood

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Pope Francis waves at pilgrims from China at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on Sept. 7, 2016.

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