Australian Church gets its first Filipino bishop
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Australian Church gets its first Filipino bishop

MELBOURNE (UCAN): Bishop Rene Ramirez, who hails from Gapan in Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, was…

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Pope adds feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata to universal calendar
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Pope adds feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata to universal calendar

VATICAN (CNS): Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a…

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Pope Francis supports US bishops’ advocacy for migrants and refugees
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Pope Francis supports US bishops’ advocacy for migrants and refugees

(SE): In a letter to the bishops of the United States, dated February 10, Pope…

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Freedom for journalists is freedom for all, pope tells media workers
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Freedom for journalists is freedom for all, pope tells media workers

VATICAN (CNS): Communication is something divine with the power “to build—build communities, build up the…

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Catholic Church in India a beacon of hope, pope says
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Catholic Church in India a beacon of hope, pope says

CUTTACK-BHUBANESWAR  (UCAN): Pope Francis called the Catholic Church in India a “beacon of hope,” in…

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