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Pope offers Mass for cardinals and bishops who died in past year
Thousands of volunteers arrive to help with cleaning, other tasks after tragic flood in Spain
Amid flooding in Spain, archbishop urges parish support, prayer
Christian persecution is increasing dramatically around the globe, report says
Pope to open Holy Door at Rome prison at beginning of Jubilee 2025
Only love will save humanity, pope says in encyclical on Sacred Heart titled ‘Dilexit nos’
Cdl. Grech calls for communion, continued action as synod nears end
Togolese priest killed in Cameroon in front of religious congregation’s residence
Archbishop Mésidor: Massacre, ongoing gang violence leave Haitian people ‘exhausted’
Pope: Mission is common goal of synod and ecumenism
Russia blocks Catholic, other religious websites amid war in Ukraine
Hot-button issues raised by Vatican synod called ‘a mechanism’ to understand synodal method
Pope announces he will create 21 new cardinals in December
‘Peace is only possible if it is wanted,’ Cardinal Parolin tells U.N. assembly
Welcoming immigrants is requirement of charity, justice, pope says
Like Jesus, be patient with others, archbishop tells synod members
Caritas shocked by death of director in Democratic Republic of Congo
Buffer zones around abortion clinics in UK could ban prayer
Pope encourages ecumenical efforts to find common date for Easter
Belgium volunteers, Church officials roll up their sleeves for Pope Francis’ visit
Flash flooding temporarily closes Lourdes’ grotto
Bell tower at historic church in northern France collapses in arson fire
Carmelites find St. Teresa of Ávila’s body still incorrupt after opening coffin for study of relics
Nigerians are victims of mass killing, torture by a militia unopposed by government forces
Pope expresses concern about religious freedom in Ukraine
Pope to bishops in Middle East: ‘Keep hope burning’
Pope prays Mary will protect persecuted Christians in Nicaragua
As ‘fruit’ of dialogue, China recognizes bishop, Vatican says
Vatican expels founder of lay movement who was accused of abuse
World Humanitarian Day highlights sacrifice of aid workers in war zones
Christian convert imprisoned in Egypt declares hunger strike
Nicaragua extinguishes legal status for religious orders, evangelical congregations
Catholic communities impacted by airplane crash in Brazil
Russian forces destroy Catholic church in Ukraine
Another group of exiled Nicaraguan priests arrives in Rome
UK Catholics voice ‘shock and concern’ at new outbreak of nationwide disorder
India continues search for missing landslide victims
Ethiopian cardinal expresses Church’s unwavering support as landslide kills over 250
Archbishop prays for residents, tourists in Canadian Rockies town devastated by wildfires
Cardinal visits Ukraine’s president, conveying closeness of pope
Israel calls for evacuation of all of Gaza City
Major Archbishop Shevchuk denounces Russian strike on children’s hospital
World needs urgent political action to guide AI, pope tells G7
Catholic groups call for more action as 1 in 10 children remain trapped in child labor
Under olive tree planted as sign of peace, pope begs God to help Holy Land
D-Day ceremony will remember priests, sisters who died
Military pilgrimage to Lourdes is ‘experience of fraternity,’ military bishop says
Caritas Australia aids landslide victims in Papua New Guinea
Cdl. Pizzaballa: Gaza parish community shows ‘steadfast faith’
Like Venice, people are beautiful, fragile, pope says on visit