Touted as the ‘patron saint of the internet,’ Acutis used his natural tech talent to create a website to catalog miracles and took care of websites for some local Catholic organizations.
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Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity
From a pope who has made outreach to the LGBTQ+ community a hallmark of his papacy, the document was received as a setback, albeit a predictable one, by trans Catholics.
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Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says
The 87-year-old Francis has been battling what he and the Vatican have described as a case of the flu, bronchitis or a cold all winter long.
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Pope skips homily at start of busy Holy Week during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square
Palm Sunday kicks off a busy week for Francis leading up to Easter Sunday when the faithful commemorate the resurrection of Christ.
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Pope makes his first public appearances since being stricken by bronchitis
Pope Francis, who turns 87 on Dec. 17, came down with the flu on Nov. 25 and was forced to cancel a planned trip to Dubai to participate in the U.N. climate conference.
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Pope: World ‘powers’ did nothing as Jews, gays, were taken to death camps during WWII
ROME — Pope Francis on Sunday denounced what he calls the “great powers” of the world for failing to act when there was intelligence indicating Jews, Christians, homosexuals and others were being transported to death camps in Europe during World War II. He also decried the deaths of Christians in concentration camps in Russia under […]
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Pope latest pilgrim to Turin cathedral to pray before Shroud of Turin
TURIN, Italy — Pope Francis paused in silent prayer before the Shroud of Turin Sunday, becoming the latest of hundreds of thousands of people who have come this year to Turin’s cathedral to view the burial linen some believe covered the body of Jesus after crucifixion. Francis sat for several minutes before the shroud, contained […]
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Leonard Pitts: Pontiff wrong on limiting freedom of expression
A few words on the limits to freedom of expression: For what it’s worth, there are a few that are acceptable. You don’t threaten or incite violence. You don’t defame. You don’t produce child pornography. And you don’t falsely shout “Fire!” in the proverbial crowded theater. To these restrictions, Pope Francis wants to add another: […]
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Ancient Vatican ceremony makes saints of John Paul II and John XXIII
VATICAN CITY — In front of a sprawling sea of pilgrims fanning out from St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis on Sunday canonized John Paul II and John XXIII, bestowing sainthood on two towering figures of the 20th century who left outsize marks on the Roman Catholic Church. The hypnotic sounds of the Sistine Chapel Choir […]
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Pope Francis and huge crowd joyously celebrate Easter
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Celebrating Easter Sunday, Christianity’s most joyous day, Pope Francis stood under sunny skies before a flock so numerous they overflowed the flower-bedecked St. Peter’s Square. Even before Mass began in late morning, more than 100,000 tourist, Romans and pilgrims, young and old, had turned out for the Mass. Many more streamed […]