As New Orleans church leaders braced for the fallout from publishing a list of predatory Catholic priests, they turned to an unlikely ally: the front office of the city’s NFL franchise.
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Pope Francis tells annulment judges: help purify and restore relationships
The pope’s address came on the 10th anniversary of two papal documents that aimed to make the Catholic Church’s marriage annulment process quicker, cheaper and more pastoral.
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Richard Williamson, excommunicated bishop who denied Holocaust, dies
Richard Williamson, an ultra-traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal in 2009 when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him and other members of his breakaway society, has died.
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Couple fired for violating Vatican bank’s workplace marriage ban invoke pope’s pro-family message
It has come as a surprise to many in the Holy See that the Vatican bank fired a newlywed couple, with three young children between them, after a new internal bank regulation went into effect barring workplace marriages.
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Pope Francis sends condolences after deadly midair collision near DC
Pope Francis offered his condolences saying, “In commending the souls of the deceased to the loving mercy of almighty God, I offer my deepest sympathies to the families who are now mourning the loss of a loved one.”
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When a holy day of obligation falls on a Sunday: Vatican releases new rules
The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has determined that “in the event of the transfer of a holy day of obligation, the obligation to attend Mass is not transferred.”
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As mass deportations ramp up, Catholic clergy and religious rally for immigrants
Clergy and religious continue to speak out against the Trump administration’s sweeping changes to immigration policy as large-scale deportation operations ramp up.
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Trump executive order will strip funds from Catholic Charities, White House says
The White House on Jan. 28 suggested it would seek to strip federal funds from nongovernmental organizations including Catholic Charities as part of its effort to enforce its immigration policies.
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Pope Francis: The Catholic Church is willing to accept a common date for Easter in the East and West
Pope Francis indicated that the Catholic Church was willing to accept a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East.
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Pope Francis clears way for beatification of Georgia martyrs
In a decree signed on Jan. 27, Pope Francis formally recognized the five Franciscan missionaries as having been killed for their faith, clearing the way for their beatification.