“The Holy Father also encouraged us toward communion among all the members and institutions that form the Church,” the bishops said.
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Bishop Wilmer expressed his gratitude to his fellow bishops for their trust and to Bishop Bätzing for leading “our conference in difficult times.”
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“The extent of the peace we embody — that exemplary peace ‘which the world cannot give’ — bears witness to the constant presence of Jesus within us.”
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The bishops prayed that Mary would “cover us with her mantle, protect our families, and help us build paths of justice, peace, and hope.”
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(OSV News) — An appeals court in southern Italy confirmed that a former priest used manipulative tactics to sexually abuse several minors, and that members of the diocese, including the …
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Pedro’s father described his son as “a very normal guy” whose holiness came not from extraordinary talents, but from allowing God to guide his life.
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“Authority in religious life is not understood as domination, but as spiritual and fraternal service to those who share the same vocation.”
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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, strongly criticized the U.S.-led Board of Peace, an international body chaired by President Donald Trump to oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza.
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(OSV News) — Several gunmen abducted 32 people in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, including a catechist and his pregnant wife, in an attack that has increased fears of Christians in the country …
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“The international order is under threat. … Europe must rediscover its soul to offer the entire world its indispensable contribution to the ‘common good.'”
