Pope Francis announced the inscription of the 21 workers, most of them Egyptians, in the Roman Martyrology, the compendium of saints celebrated liturgically in the Catholic Church.
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Pope Francis: ‘I did what I felt I had to do’ during Argentina’s Dirty War
Allegations periodically have surfaced that then-Father Bergoglio either failed to protect Fathers Jálics and Yorio or even that he facilitated their kidnapping.
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Vatican official in charge of choosing bishops says more lay people should be consulted
Archbishop Robert F. Prevost, who took the helm at the Dicastery for Bishops in mid-April, said because a bishop is called to serve an entire diocese, not just the priests, “listening to the people of God is also important.”
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Amid Hungary’s ‘no migrants’ policy, Pope Francis urges open doors and welcome
To be Christian is to be open and welcoming to others, Pope Francis said as he celebrated Mass outside Hungary’s Parliament building.
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Pope Francis praises Hungary’s protection of traditional values—and pushes the country to welcome migrants
Mentioning some areas of common ground with Victor Orbán’s government, Pope Francis described as “ideological colonization” efforts to promote acceptance across Europe of “so-called gender theory.”
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At the Vatican, Ukrainian prime minister asks Pope Francis for help returning children kidnapped by Russia
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal gave Pope Francis a book of photographs documenting the damage inflicted by Russian bombings of his country in a war that has lasted 14 months already.
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Head of the the Pontifical Academy for Life affirms his opposition to euthanasia
“Personally,” the archbishop told his audience, “I would not assist with a suicide, but I understand that legal mediation may be the greatest common good concretely possible under the conditions in which we find ourselves.”
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Over 50 Anglicans celebrate liturgy at Pope Francis’ cathedral after “breakdown in communication”
A “breakdown in communication” led to permission being given to a group of Anglican clergy to celebrate the Eucharist in Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran.
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China installs new bishop in Shanghai, in apparent violation of Vatican-China deal
In an apparent breach of the Vatican’s agreement with China on the appointment of bishops, the bishop of Haimen was installed as the bishop of Shanghai April 4.
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Pope Francis goes to hospital for scheduled tests
Pope Francis went to Rome’s Gemelli hospital March 29 for “some previously planned tests,” the Vatican press office said, providing no further details.