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Who is going to be No. 2 in the Vatican City State administration?

Sep 28, 2021

By Andrea Gagliarducci

There are signs that it could be a layman. Read more

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Pope Francis with Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago on Sept. 2, 2015.

Pope Francis appoints 5 new auxiliary bishops for Chicago Archdiocese

Archpriest of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral Monsignor Olivier Ribadeau Dumas blesses a Nativity scene in the recently reopened cathedral on Dec. 20, 2024, in Paris.

Rector of Notre Dame Cathedral blesses creche ahead of Christmas celebrations

Christmas lights line a street in Rome, Italy, Dec. 17, 2024.

PHOTOS: Christmas in Rome as first Jubilee pilgrims arrive in Eternal City

Bishop Gregory Kelly.

Pope Francis appoints Bishop Gregory Kelly as new bishop of Tyler, Texas

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Study: Many women ‘unprepared’ by health workers for severe pain from chemical abortions

Nigerian Christian mother of five Rhoda Jatau was acquitted of blasphemy charges after a two-and-a-half-year legal battle.

Major religious freedom win for Nigeria: Christian mother acquitted of blasphemy charges 

Pope Francis meets with U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday, June 14, 2024, after a session at the G7 summit, which is being held June 13–15 in the southern Italian region of Puglia.

Biden to meet with Pope Francis in January to discuss ‘peace’ 

An FBI agent stands outside the Houck residence in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 23, 2022. Mark Houck was arrested that day and charged with assaulting a Planned Parenthood escort outside an Philadelphia abortion clinic on Oct. 13, 2021.

Republicans consider FACE Act repeal amid testimony on pro-life targeting

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Ohio school district pays $450,000 for forcing teacher to resign over transgender dispute

Pope Francis blesses small mobile medical unit being donated to Ukraine.

Pope Francis sends special Christmas gift to the people of war-torn Ukraine

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