Debate about blessings is normal part of Church life
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Debate about blessings is normal part of Church life

ROME (CNS): “In the Church there has always been change. The Church of today is…

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Vatican norms for spending, awarding contracts refined
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Vatican norms for spending, awarding contracts refined

VATICAN (CNS): Continuing the updating of laws and norms concerning Vatican expenditures and processes for…

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Pope will not join Curia Lenten retreat
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Pope will not join Curia Lenten retreat

VATICAN (CNS): Pope Francis has asked top Vatican officials to set aside the first full…

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Canopy over main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica to undergo restoration
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Canopy over main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica to undergo restoration

VATICAN (CNS): The nearly 400-year-old sculpted canopy, or baldachin, towering over the main altar of…

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Bishops shouldn’t stop blessings for same-sex or other unmarried couples
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Bishops shouldn’t stop blessings for same-sex or other unmarried couples

VATICAN (CNS): In a press release issued on January 4, the c stressed that while…

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Catholics in media can de-escalate today’s war of words, pope says
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Catholics in media can de-escalate today’s war of words, pope says

VATICAN (CNS): “How many conflicts today, instead of being extinguished by dialogue, are fueled by…

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End savagery of war with dialogue and respect for human rights, pope says
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End savagery of war with dialogue and respect for human rights, pope says

VATICAN (CNS): Pope Francis called on the international community to ban surrogate pregnancy, calling it…

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