“I am a friar and I remain a friar,” the Rev. Marco Tasca told his fellow Franciscans.
Vatican Dispatch
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Italy will soon allow public Masses—with conditions
Italian Catholics will be able to attend Mass in public beginning on May 18, provided certain norms are respected.
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As Covid-19 pandemic rages, the Vatican pleads for the world’s 50 million internally displaced persons
“Pope Francis gives enormous importance to the plight of the millions of forgotten men, women and children forced to migrate within their own countries and known internationally as ‘internally displaced people.’”
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Pope Francis joins Muslim leaders in calling for world day of prayer to end the coronavirus
The appeal calls on believers in God worldwide to hold “a day for fasting, prayers, and supplications” on May 14.
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Has Pope Francis dismissed five Vatican employees linked to a property deal in London?
America reported on Oct. 2 that the Vatican suspended five employees from their duties “as a precautionary measure.” Now an Italian daily is reporting they have been fired.
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Pope Francis adds Cardinals Tagle and Stella to the order of bishops
The pope also appointed Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari (Brazil) as vice camerlengo, or chamberlain.
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Order of Malta Grand Master, who led institutional reform, dies in Rome
Fra’ Giacomo led the 1,000-year-old sovereign order following an institutional crisis that caused deep internal fractures and a confrontation with the Holy See.
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Amid pandemic, Pope Francis supports ‘street newspapers’ published by the homeless
The pope again expressed his deep, personal concern for the homeless and other poor people and reaffirmed his spiritual “closeness” to them.
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Pope Francis speaks with French President Macron about coronavirus, international debt relief
Pope Francis expressed his closeness and support to France, where Covid-19 has claimed more than 20,000 lives.
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On Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis urges countries to put aside ‘selfish indifference’ during coronavirus pandemic
Pope Francis warned against “the risk” of “being struck by an even worse virus” than Covid-19, namely “selfish indifference.”