Pope spends quiet first night in hospital, continues drug therapy and reads papers, Vatican says
The Vatican says Pope Francis slept well during a quiet first night in the hospital after being admitted with a respiratory ...
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Pope John Paul II and Fatima
The message of Fatima tangibly intervenes in John Paul II’s life on May 13, 1981. The Pope considered the day of his attempted assassination ... 1983 John Paul II visited Ali Agca in prison.) On the ...
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Saint John Paul II National Shrine to host exhibit on the Shroud of Turin during Lent
On the first day of Lent, the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., will host an exhibit on the Shroud of ...
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The Catholic Church’s Copes of Many Colors
COMMENTARY: Liturgical vestments like copes, chasubles and dalmatics are part of the beauty of the liturgy, alongside church ...
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Pope Francis adds feast day of Mother Teresa to universal calendar
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a “beacon of hope” and an example of loving service to the poorest of the poor, to the General Roman Calendar so ...
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Pope Francis to open 5 sacred portals on Christmas Eve — for a ritual that’s never been done before
After that Christmas Eve ritual, Pope Francis will open a symbolic door inside the Roman prison Rebibbia on Dec. 26, the feast of St. Stephen ... In modern times, Pope John Paul II also celebrated ...
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Archbishop Broglio: Vatican decree on St. Teresa of Kolkata feast 'an occasion of joy'
The leader of the USCCB has commended the move to extend to the universal Catholic Church the feast of a beloved saint and "contemporary witness" of faith.
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Pope John Paul II on Consecrated Life and Mary
John Paul II valued highly the consecrated life in the church which he expressed in a number of magisterial documents and audiences as well as by instituting the World Day for the Consecrated Life.