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Pope’s Morning Homily: The Spirit Has Been Surprising the Church Since the Beginning

Pope’s Morning Homily: The Spirit Has Been Surprising the Church Since the Beginning

There is always resistance to the surprises of the Spirit, but it’s the Spirit who [...]

May #RosaryRelay in Armagh to Engage Students in Mysteries of Faith

May #RosaryRelay in Armagh to Engage Students in Mysteries of Faith

The Archdiocese of Armagh is holding a Rosary Relay during the month of May in schools and across [...]

Nuncio to Ireland Will Open Holy Door at ‘St. Patrick’s Purgatory’

Nuncio to Ireland Will Open Holy Door at ‘St. Patrick’s Purgatory’

Papal Nuncio to Ireland Archbishop Charles Brown will open the Holy Door of Mercy at Saint [...]

Brooklyn Native Serving in Jamaica Named Auxiliary to Home Diocese

Brooklyn Native Serving in Jamaica Named Auxiliary to Home Diocese

Pope Francis has named Bishop Neil E. Tiedemann as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of [...]

Suspects arrested in alleged plot against Vatican, Israeli embassy

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Italian authorities arrested six suspects who allegedly received orders from the Islamic [...]

Ethics must guide medical research, protect human dignity, pope says

Ethics must guide medical research, protect human dignity, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Moral and ethical concerns must guide medical research so it will always be [...]

It is the hour of the laity

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Ryan says he was wrong about views on poor in latest talk at Georgetown

Ryan says he was wrong about views on poor in latest talk at Georgetown

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- House Speaker Paul Ryan apologized for his earlier criticism of recipients of [...]

Opus Dei Member Who Died at 17 Recognized for Heroic Virtue

Opus Dei Member Who Died at 17 Recognized for Heroic Virtue

Pope Francis on Tuesday authorised the Congregation for Saints’ Causes to promulgate various decrees regarding causes for [...]

General Audience: On the Parable of the Good Samaritan

General Audience: On the Parable of the Good Samaritan

Here is a ZENIT translation of the address Pope Francis gave during this morning’s general [...]

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