Jean Vanier lived the beautiful mystery of our human condition that we need one another, young and old, strong and weak.
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In North Macedonia, Pope Francis encourages peace, prays at Mother Teresa memorial
Pope Francis is the first pope to visit North Macedonia, where Mother Teresa of Calcutta was born.
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As execution looms, case for clemency hinges on an act of forgiveness
Don Johnson, set to be executed May 16 by the state of Tennessee for the brutal 1984 murder of his wife Connie Johnson, has several people in his corner advocating clemency for him.
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Pope Francis meets refugees in Bulgaria
“In that Caritas center are many Christians who have learned to see with God’s own eyes,” Pope Francis said. “God is not worried about details but seeks out and awaits each person with a father’s eyes.”
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Pope Francis ends visit to Bulgaria, urging its religious leaders to work for peace
Like Saint Francis, the pope said, “each of us is called to follow in his footsteps by becoming a peacemaker, an ‘artisan’ of peace.”
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The hopes and challenges of priestly celibacy today
For celibate priests, there are three specific and essential elements of formation for sustaining their commitment: They need a meaningful reason for celibacy, they need skills for celibate living, and they need a supportive community.
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Pope Francis celebrates first Communion with 245 children in Bulgaria
Even as pope, Francis considers himself a parish priest—“the world’s parish priest” as he once told a friend. This morning, he presided in a small Catholic enclave more than 100 miles from Sofia, the capital city.
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Pope Francis meets with Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch Neofit
The meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Neofit was only the second meeting in more than a thousand years between a pope and a Bulgarian Orthodox patriarch.
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Pope Francis hails Bulgaria as “a culture of encounter”
“God Bless Bulgaria,” Pope Francis prayed, and “keep her in peace and ever hospitable, and grant her prosperity and happiness.”
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The life-changing mystery of Easter is too great for just one Sunday
The church, in its wisdom, gives us a whole liturgical season to celebrate Easter.