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Pope Francis
Tears flow as pope washes feet of women inmates at Rome prison
Pope Francis celebrated the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper at a women's prison, washing the feet of 12 inmates.
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Pope Francis
Let 'tears of repentance' flow, pope tells priests at chrism Mass
Celebrating Mass with the priests of his Diocese of Rome, but also clergy from around the world, Pope Francis thanked them for their service and sacrifices, prayed that...
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Vatican
Pope preaches patience, even amid war, during Holy Week audience
Patience is more than a value that helps one lead a good life, Pope Francis said; it is a countercultural Christian calling.
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Middle East
Pope writes to Holy Land Catholics living under 'dark clouds of Good Friday'
As the liturgies of the Triduum approached, Pope Francis sent a letter to Catholics in the Holy Land, acknowledging their suffering and praising their witness of...
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Lent
Pope writes meditations for Via Crucis at Colosseum, Vatican says
St. John Paul II started the tradition in 1985 of asking different people to write the prayers and meditations on the Stations of the Cross for the annual Good Friday...
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Bishop Burbidge Invites Faithful to Prayer as Supreme Court Hears Case on Abortion Drugs
“Abortion is not health care, and no child should experience such violence,” said Bishop Burbidge of Arlington.
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Youth and Young Adults Ministries
Young people are the living hope of a missionary church, pope says
In a message to Catholic young people around the world, Pope Francis marked the fifth anniversary of "Christus Vivit," the document he wrote after the synod on young...
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Pope Francis
On Palm Sunday, pope prays people open hearts to God, quell all hatred
Pope Francis begins Holy Week with Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square March 24.
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U.S. Bishops’ President and Chairman of International Justice and Peace Issue Holy Week Call to Prayer for an End to the Israel-Hamas War
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of...
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Vatican
Discernment is essential to discipleship, papal preacher says
Cardinal Cantalamessa, who has served as preacher of the papal household since 1980, preaches to the pope and other Vatican officials on the Fridays of Advent and Lent.