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Pope Francis delivers his Angelus reflection from the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City on March 26, 2023.

Pope Francis revises the penal law of the Eastern Catholic Churches

Apr 5, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta, secretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts, told Vatican News “the new norms determine much more... Read more

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Bishop Anthony Pascal Rebello of the Catholic Diocese of Francistown in Botswana.

Botswana diocese mourns loss of bishop who collapsed during Mass

Servant of God Nino Baglieri.

Cause for canonization of quadriplegic lay evangelist advances 

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Catholic radio stations push back on new race and gender reporting rules 

St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów is depicted as the patron saint of Poland in a miniature painted by Stanisław Samostrzelnik of Mogiła.

Why did Pope Francis invoke St. Stanislaus for peace in Ukraine and Israel?

Classroom in a Catholic school.

Court backs Catholic school sued by teacher in same-sex union who was denied rehire

Father Ricardo Mata.

Texas priest arrested over allegations of inappropriate contact with minors

Cincinnati Archbishop Dennis Schnurr.

Cincinnati archbishop diagnosed with cancer, will begin chemotherapy treatment

The French 19th-century three-masted barque Belem is seen from the Palais du Pharo in the southern port city of Marseille on May 8, 2024, before the Olympic Flame arrival ceremony, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Belem is set to reach Marseille on May 8 and ten thousand torchbearers will then carry the flame across 64 French territories.

Vatican prepares for summer Olympics with conference on faith and sports

Pope Benedict XVI on April 21, 2007, in Vigevano, Italy.

Pope Benedict’s pectoral cross still missing as thief faces prison sentence

Aboriginal dancers perform an Indigenous welcome ceremony at the opening Mass formally celebrating the start of World Youth Day 2008 at Barangaroo on July 15, 2008, in Sydney.

From Australia to the Vatican: ‘Aboriginal Mass’ seeks official recognition

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