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Creator of ‘The Chosen’ Says Goal Is to Point People to Christ
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Just as “The Chosen” wrapped up the release of Season 5 in the United States, the hit series about Jesus and those who knew Him was […]
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In His 47 Trips, Pope Drew Close to World’s Peripheries
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – When he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio had said he always tried to avoid traveling, “Because I’m a homebody.” As Pope Francis, […]
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Jesuit Astronomer Releases Guide to the Cosmos
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A nerdy love of science fiction, a yearning for adventure, a passion for science, and a foundation of Jesuit education all helped in some way to […]
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Pope to U.S.: Migration Policies Built on Force ‘Will End Badly’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis has urged U.S. Catholics and people of goodwill to not give in to “narratives” that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to migrants and […]
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Catholic Communication Must Engage with the World, Pope Says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Church communications cannot exist in an “enclosure” in which Catholics merely talk among themselves and do not engage with the outside world, Pope Francis said. “Catholic […]
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This Advent, Lighten Burdens by Making Room for the Lord, Pope Says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Despite the problems and worries in the world, Jesus invites Christians to look toward heaven, trust in his saving love, and make room for Him in […]
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Pope’s Encyclical on Sacred Heart: Only Love Will Save Humanity
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A world that has become “heartless” and indifferent to greed and war, and a Catholic Church in need of revitalizing its missionary joy need to open […]
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Pope at Canonization Mass: Saints Served Generously, Creatively
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis called on the faithful to yearn to serve, not thirst for power, as he proclaimed 14 new saints, including Canada-born St. Marie-Léonie Paradis, founder […]
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Only Love Will Save Humanity, Pope writes in Encyclical on Sacred Heart
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A world that has become “heartless” and indifferent to greed and war, and a Catholic Church in need of revitalizing its missionary joy need to open […]
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Pope Launches Project to Get Vatican Solely on Solar Power
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis appointed two special commissioners to start work on building a dual-use solar system on a Vatican property outside of Rome that could supply the […]
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Pope: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Will Be Canonized ‘Soon’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis said that Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati “will be a saint soon.” Known as “the Man of the Eight Beatitudes,” he was beatified by St. […]
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Pope Approves Miracle for Canonization of Carlo Acutis
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis formally recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager whose birth in 1991 will make him the […]