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Catholics prepare for an unusual Easter, with Pope Francis out of view
The Catholic Church starts its busiest week of the year on Sunday with the countdown to Easter, but Pope Francis remains out ...
Pope Francis makes surprise appearance at St. Peter's Square: 'Happy Sunday'
After being hospitalized for life-threatening double pneumonia, the 88-year-old pontiff thanked the faithful in St. Peter's ...
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What’s so ‘wrong’ with the Vatican flag?
A commonly-used design for the Vatican flag, flown frequently even at the Vatican itself, contains a small but easily-noticed ...
Pope Francis makes surprise first appearance at Vatican after hospital stay
Pope Francis made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago after treatment for double ...
Pope's work during convalescence includes clearing path for saints from Venezuela, Papua New Guinea
The Vatican says Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private ...
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Bishop Shawn McKnight tapped to follow Naumann as archbishop of Kansas City, Kansas
Archbishop Joseph Naumann is retiring after turning 75 in June 2024 and after 20 years at the helm of the Archdiocese of ...
Suspicious financial activity at Vatican falls by a third, watchdog says
Reports of suspicious financial activity in the Vatican fell by a third in 2024, an internal watchdog report said on Wednesday, though 79 reports were still made and two bank accounts holding a ...
Pope offers prayers for quake-stricken Southeast Asia from convalescence in Vatican
Pope Francis offered prayers to the victims of a powerful earthquake in Southeast Asia on the sixth day of his convalescence ...