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Mother María Berenice receives the Eucharist during a period of illness.

Pope Francis approves beatification of Colombian sister filled with ‘ardent apostolic zeal’

Oct 13, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Mother María Berenice died in 1993 at the age of 94. Read more

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Online conference to examine ‘proclamation of the kingdom’

Joan of Arc depicted on horseback in an illustration from a 1504 manuscript.

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Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Former Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta of the Diocese of Oran, Argentina.

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Side view of the gilded statue of Joan of Arc at Place des Pyramides in Paris, France.

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State officials walk past injured victims on hospital beds being treated for wounds following an attack by gunmen at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, southwest Nigeria, on June 5, 2022.

Arrests made in Nigeria Pentecost massacre

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As Muslims in Albuquerque grieve murders, U.S. bishops offer sympathy and support

Bishop José Álvarez Lagos surrounded by police officers on Aug. 4, 2022.

Persecuted bishop in Nicaragua tells faithful to overcome evil with good

Displaced Nigerians camped near St. Francis Xavier Parish in Agagbe, Nigeria, in 2022.

Catholic parish in Nigeria struggles to feed thousands uprooted by violent attacks

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Side view of the gilded statue of Joan of Arc at Place des Pyramides in Paris, France.

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Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

In phone call, Zelenskyy thanks Pope Francis for praying for Ukraine

Former Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta of the Diocese of Oran, Argentina.

Victim of Bishop Zanchetta: ‘Don't turn your back on us; we didn’t deserve such treatment’

Joan of Arc depicted on horseback in an illustration from a 1504 manuscript.

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