According to the Vatican and Italian police, some 150,000 people watched Pope Francis’ casket pass by after the funeral Mass en route to St. Mary Major in Rome.
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ROME (OSV News) — Throughout his papacy, Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88, faced the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, attempting to balance defending …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After the casket bearing Pope Francis’ body was placed in St. Peter’s Basilica, tens of thousands of mourners lined up to pay their respects. The open …
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(OSV News) — From the moment of his election, Pope Francis made clear from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica that his first mandate was to serve as bishop of Rome …
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ROME (OSV News) — Not long after Pope Francis’ election in 2013, media pundits and faithful wondered and speculated what countries he would visit as pope. Naturally, many assumed the …
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The Little Flower and the Great Doctor: Àvila, Lisieux to hold events commemorating Carmelite saints
While millions of pilgrims hope to make their way to Rome for the Jubilee Year, Catholics in France and Spain will also have reason to stay in their countries.
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(OSV News) — As dioceses and shrines are questioning how best to limit the use of artwork created by Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik, who is accused of sexual, spiritual and …
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An archbishop in Myanmar said the suffering of his people has brought them closer to God, and they have “hope in God’s mercy, in the certainty of his love.”
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Dedicated in 2007, the Basilica of the Holy Trinity is located on the grounds of the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, the site of the famed apparitions of Mary …
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The earthquake hit the country at a time of uncertainty due to the ongoing civil war between resistance groups and Myanmar’s governing military junta, which overthrew the previous democratically elected …
