Celebrating Mass in the underground burial chamber, Pope Francis said he naturally thought “of the life of those people who had to hide, who had this culture of burying their dead and celebrating the Eucharist inside here.”
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Cardinal Dolan: I would not have denied Joe Biden Communion
While saying the priest who denied Joseph R. Biden communion “had a good point,” Cardinal Timothy Dolan said he would not have done so himself.
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Francis A. Sullivan, leading expert on ecclesiology, dies at 97
His funeral Mass was celebrated in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at the Campion Center Oct. 29, followed by interment in Campion Center Cemetery.
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Confusion arises over T.P.S. for Salvadorans
It’s unclear what the announcement means when only the work permits have been extended.
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New bishop of Wheeling-Charleston seeks ‘amends for harm’ to church by predecessor
Bishop Brennan was “dismayed by the continued revelations concerning former Bishop Michael Bransfield’s misdeeds.”
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U.S. bishops promote civility as 2020 election approaches
The campaign “is a way the church can be an example,” director Jill Rauh said.
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Sri Lanka presidential candidate pledges laws against religious extremism in run up to election
In his election platform, Sajith Premadasa identified religious extremism, illegal drugs and corruption as three issues that require urgent attention.
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Britons return statue of the Virgin Mary to Argentina at Vatican
Pope Francis has appeared to wipe away tears during a ceremony in St. Peter’s Square for the return of a Virgin Mary statue from Britons to Argentina.
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Remembering Cardinal Czerny’s courageous past in El Salvador
It may be 30 years since Cardinal Michael Czerny left the Jesuit-run Central American University in El Salvador, but it’s not a place that has forgotten him.
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There’s a map for that: GoodLands launches Catholic GeoHub
Molly Burhans has a treasure trove of information about the global Catholic Church and she’s giving the public the maps to find it.