Pope Francis baptizes 21 babies in annual ceremony at the Sistine Chapel
Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has ...
Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth
ROME — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that ...
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More Than 500,000 People Pass Through St. Peter’s Holy Door After Christmas Opening
Holy See and Italian authorities are collaborating to welcome an estimated 30 million people expected to come to Rome ...
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Women This Week: First Woman Appointed to Top Position in the Holy See
This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers ...
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Cardinal Parolin: Christians Essential for Peace, ‘Fraternal Coexistence’ in the Middle East
According to a Jan. 13 statement from the Holy See, Parolin met with the religious leaders to discuss the current crises ...
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Holy Land bishops see ‘signs of hope’ in yearning for peace
Catholic bishops in the Holy Land prayed for “the ability to hope again” after “a prolonged time of trial and tribulation” in a message for the start of the ...
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Half a million pilgrims have crossed holy door in St Peter’s, Vatican claims
On Tuesday the Vatican announced that after just two weeks since Pope Francis inaugurated the Jubilee of Hope on Christmas ...
Millions Bathe in Holy Rivers as India Hosts the World’s Largest Religious Festival
PRAYAGRAJ, India — Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the ...
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Hindu holy men and millions of pilgrims take dips in India’s largest festival
Hindus believe bathing at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers will cleanse them of their sins.