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Free medical care for the vulnerable under the colonnade of St Peter's Square

Free medical care for the vulnerable under the colonnade...

In preparation for the World Day of the Poor, the healthcare facility linked to...

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COP29: Climate change affecting vital water cycle of the planet

COP29: Climate change affecting vital water cycle of the...

Ahead of COP29 Vatican News speaks to UNESCO water expert Professor Mariele Evers...

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AI offers pilgrims and visitors enhanced experience of St. Peter's Basilica

AI offers pilgrims and visitors enhanced experience of...

A partnership between the Vatican and Microsoft gives life to a new digital portal...

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Pope Francis remembers St Bernard of Aosta, saint of the Alps

Pope Francis remembers St Bernard of Aosta, saint of the...

In a meeting with members of his Diocese and the order of Canons dedicated to him,...

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Dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica

Dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica

St. John the Lateran Basilica in Rome is the oldest of the four great “patriarchal”...

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What’s it like in Purgatory?

What’s it like in Purgatory?

The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. (Wis...

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Are We Capable of Learning from Our Elders?

Are We Capable of Learning from Our Elders?

There has been some chatter online recently about a conversation between Rainn Wilson,...

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True Religion: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

True Religion: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jesus gives the disciples a lesson in true religion; the example He uses must have...

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St. Godfrey

St. Godfrey

Godfrey was born in 1065 in Sossians, France. When he was only five years old, he...

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Hundreds die in Spain’s deadliest flooding

Hundreds die in Spain’s deadliest flooding

Authorities say the death toll from Spain’s worst flooding in recent memory has...

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Pope offers Mass for All Souls’ Day at Rome’s Laurentino Cemetery

Pope offers Mass for All Souls’ Day at Rome’s Laurentino...

On All Souls Day Pope Francis visits the Roman Laurentino Cemetery the third largest...

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Dozens killed in airstrikes across Gaza

Dozens killed in airstrikes across Gaza

At least 30 Palestinians are killed across Gaza, as the UN restarts its polio vaccination...

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Botswana: Shock election results end governing party's 6-decade rule

Botswana: Shock election results end governing party's...

The people of Botswana vote to replace the party which has governed the southern...

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Spanish troops mobilized after the deadliest floods

Spanish troops mobilized after the deadliest floods

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has ordered the country’s largest-ever peacetime...

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Which People Are First in Our Churches?

Which People Are First in Our Churches?

Years ago, I was struck by the powerful witness of a Redemptorist priest celebrating...

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Beyond Ghost Stories: The Spiritual Yearning in Students’ Halloween Obsession

Beyond Ghost Stories: The Spiritual Yearning in Students’...

As a high school theology teacher, every October brings a predictable but fascinating...

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The Catholic Roots of Halloween: Understanding its Origins and Celebrating with Faith

The Catholic Roots of Halloween: Understanding its Origins...

When Halloween comes around each year, Catholics may have questions about its origins...

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St. Wolfgang

St. Wolfgang

St. Wolfgang was born around 934 AD in the region of what is now Germany. From a...