Cardinal Peter Turkson, in commenting on the unrest in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, said that prayer is “the only way we can dignify” his memory and urged that ecumenical prayer services be held as a means to promote healing.
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Postulator says he found no evidence St. John Paul covered up abuse
Msgr. Slawomir Oder, the postulator for the sainthood cause of Pope John Paul II, has said recently that he had found no evidence that the late pope ever covered up cases of sexual abuse scandals.
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Army, city sanitation workers begin sanitizing Rome churches
In anticipation of opening Rome’s churches for celebration of public Masses, the Italian army and city sanitation authorities are sanitizing the sacred spaces in order to keep the public safe.
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Churches in Europe reopening with restrictions to avoid coronavirus
The French bishops’ conference has encouraged the faithful to “go to church to pray alone” and urged dioceses and parishes to attend to their people’s faith life.
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Church in Italy studies ways to provide youth programs during pandemic
The Italian bishops’ conference are trying to find ways to provide needed care and programs for children and adolescents during the pandemic.
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Pope Francis approves Vatican foundation dedicated to Pope John Paul I
Much about the pope, his life and work has been gathered over the course of his sainthood cause, which Pope Francis furthered in 2017 with the recognition that Pope John Paul lived the Christian virtues in a heroic way.
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Coronavirus outbreak discovered at Rome pontifical university
Pontifical Salesian University, which has been conducting classes online since March 5, houses some 280 members of six religious orders.
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On 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Pope Francis calls for ‘ecological conversion’
The pope dedicated his catechesis April 22 to a reflection on the human and Christian responsibility to care for the Earth, humanity’s common home.
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Pope Francis: Money, vanity and gossip will always divide communities
At the start of the live broadcast of Mass, the pope first prayed that people would use the pandemic-induced time of increased silence in their lives to learn how to listen.
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Pope says living faith without sacraments, community is dangerous
In his homily during morning Mass in the chapel of his residence, Pope Francis warned against “detachment” from the sacraments, the church, and each other, saying that it was “dangerous.”