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Brazilian Cardinal José Freire Falcão (1925-2021).

Pope Francis mourns Brazilian cardinal who died of COVID-19 complications

Sep 27, 2021

By CNA Staff

Cardinal José Freire Falcão died at the age of 95. Read more

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Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris.

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Pope Francis meets French President Emmanuel Macron at the Vatican, Nov. 26, 2021.

Pope Francis meets French President Emmanuel Macron at the Vatican

Pope Francis addresses the Italian bishops’ conference in Rome, Nov. 22, 2021.

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Pope Francis meets young people of the Scholas Community at Rome’s Pontifical International College Maria Mater Ecclesiae, Nov. 25, 2021

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People in Strasbourg, France, hold placards reading "Catholics, muslims, jews all are Charlie" during a unity rally on Jan. 11, 2015 following a mass shooting by Muslim terrorists at the offices of the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris.

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Pope Francis meets members of the Pauline Family in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Nov. 25, 2021.

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Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy, in St. Peter's Basilica on Oct. 5, 2019.

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Pope Francis embraces a man in a wheelchair at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on June 10, 2015.

Pope Francis to disabled people: The Church needs you

Lisa, Katharine, and Bruce Alexander.

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Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy, in St. Peter's Basilica on Oct. 5, 2019.

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An illustration of Saint Junipero Serra.

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Jackson Sparks, 8, was among those killed in the Christmas parade attack Nov. 21 in Waukesha, Wisc.

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Members of SOS Calvaires, a group restoring wayside crucifixes across France.

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Blessed Titus Brandsma, O.Carm.

Pope Francis recognizes miracle attributed to WWII martyr Bl. Titus Brandsma’s intercession