Dante, praised by Pope Francis as a “prophet of hope,” beautifully conveys the spirit of the Year of Mercy.
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Pope Francis: The Year of Mercy affirmed the dignity and sacredness of human life
Pope Francis said the visit with women rescued from human trafficking and his visit to a neonatal ward were stands out in a Year of Mercy.
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Chicago cardinal seals new relationship with Rome’s island parish
“The image of an island is a very beautiful one and is very significant. It is a place of refuge from waters that are turbulent, a refuge for those people who have the courage to approach it from any side.”
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Pope Francis releases apostolic letter, extending Year of Mercy provisions and calling for a “World Day of the Poor.”
Pope Francis is calling on Catholics to usher in a cultural revolution of mercy.
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New American cardinals condemn polarization inside the church
“We’ve become too polarized…We’ve believed that we’ve become gods on both sides, on the left and on the right, and neither one of them are correct.”
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Pope Francis closes the Year of Mercy, reminding us that Jesus’ mercy is always open wide
“Even if the Holy Door closes, the true door of mercy, which is the heart of Christ, always remains open wide for us.”
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Pope Francis to new cardinals: Love the stranger and fight against exclusion
Pope Francis created 17 new cardinals from 14 countries and all continents, including three from the United States.
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Pope Francis: Fragile egos, power grabbers, sad sacks are cancer in the church
Some reactions to his apostolic exhortation, “Amoris Laetitia,” continue to reflect a lack of understanding about how the Holy Spirit has been working in the church since the Second Vatican Council.
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The U.S. bishops were scheduled to concelebrate Mass at St. Peter Claver Church, the largest African-American Catholic congregation in Baltimore, on Nov. 14, the first day of their fall general assembly. • In advance of Black Catholic History Month in November, a delegation of black Catholic pr
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Tobin to Newark
The Vatican announced on Nov. 7 that Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal-designate Joseph Tobin, 64, as the new archbishop of Newark. At the time of his appointment, the Detroit-born archbishop was the leader of the archdiocese of Indianapolis, which he has served since October 2012. He now moves to