Pope continues to govern the Church, says Vatican secretary of state
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Pope continues to govern the Church, says Vatican secretary of state

VATICAN (CNS): Even on his worst days in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis was governing…

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Japanese Catholic newspaper ends 102 years of publication
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Japanese Catholic newspaper ends 102 years of publication

TOKYO (UCAN): The Katorikku Shimbun, the weekly newspaper of the Catholic Church in Japan, ended…

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New church in Yiwu, Hangzhou 
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New church in Yiwu, Hangzhou 

BEIJING (Agenzia Fides): A new church—named for St. Joseph, patron saint of missions in China—was…

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Severed pig’s head sent to Indonesian Catholic journalist 
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Severed pig’s head sent to Indonesian Catholic journalist 

JAKARTA (UCAN): Francisca Christy Rosana, a Catholic journlist at the political desk of Indonesian news…

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Churches in Shanghai rededicated after decades of closure
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Churches in Shanghai rededicated after decades of closure

SHANGHAI (UCAN): Two 19th-century churches in the Diocese of Shanghai were reclaimed and rededicated. On…

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