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Faithful gather to pray during a Holy Hour at St. John Paul II Chapel at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is being treated for several medical conditions.

Daily Holy Hour held in hospital where Pope Francis is being treated

Feb 25, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Daily Holy Hours are bring held in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is being treated as well as at... Read more

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Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, Myanmar.

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Pilgrims gather in St. Peter's Square for a Mass and canonization of 14 new saints on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.

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Mosaics by alleged abuser Father Marko Rupnik are displayed throughout the shrine in Lourdes, France.

Lourdes bishop covers Rupnik mosaics on doors to Basilica of the Rosary

A view of the Opera House in the port zone of Sydney.

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Pope Francis on March 31, 2025, appointed Bishop Michael McGovern of Belleville, Illinois, to lead the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska.

Pope Francis appoints Bishop Michael McGovern to lead Archdiocese of Omaha

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U.S. bishops urge Congress to stop funding abortion and ‘gender transition’ services

Panelists discuss the connection between Catholicism and feminism at a recent Notre Dame conference. From left to right, Rachel Coleman, Deborah Savage, Leah Libresco Sargeant, Erika Bachiochi, Melissa Moschella, Helen Alvare, Abigail Favale, and Angela Franks.

Should Catholics identify as ‘feminists’? Notre Dame conference tackles the issue

Christian families displaced by the violence in India's Odisha state in 2008.

Catholic leaders warn of opposition to Christian burials and religious practices in India

Priests designated as “Missionaries of Mercy” gather for a special Mass in Rome on March 30, 2025. To date, approximately 1,250 priests have been commissioned by the Vatican to embrace the call in Misericordiae Vultus to be “living signs of the Father’s readiness to welcome those in search of his pardon.”

Jubilee of Hope: Missionaries of Mercy priests celebrate Mass in Rome

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