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God has the same love for all, pope says at Angelus
People often are tempted to think their relationship with God is some kind of commercial transaction where they buy God’s grace with their hard work, Pope Francis said at his Sunday Angelus.
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In letter to bishops, Vatican asks all faithful to pray for the synod
By JUSTIN MCLELLAN, Catholic News Service
Published September 22, 2023The Vatican is asking all baptized people, regardless of whether they will be in Rome, to participate in October’s assembly of the Synod of Bishops with their prayers.
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Pope hails Ulma family as ‘ray of light in the darkness’
By PAULINA GUZIK, OSV News
Published September 13, 2023In one of the most significant moments in Polish post-war history, the Ulma family was beatified in Markowa Sept. 10. They were killed by German occupants of Poland for giving shelter to eight Jews in their home.
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What the papacy of John Paul I, ‘The September Pope,’ could have looked like
By RUSSELL SHAW, OSV News
Published September 7, 2023When the cardinals gathered 45 years ago to choose a successor to Pope Paul VI, they wanted—not unreasonably—a smiling pope. In the person of Cardinal Albino Luciani, patriarch of Venice, they got one.
More Vatican articles
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- Guadalupe shows how faith is shared simply, with respect, pope says
- Jesus does not abandon individuals or the church, pope says at Angelus
- Pope to young people: To tackle life’s ups and downs, look to the elderly
- Pope names 21 cardinals, including U.S.-born Archbishop Prevost, and apostolic nuncio
- Be modern prophets by guiding others to the Holy Spirit, pope asks
- Pope returns to Vatican, ‘is better than before,’ chief surgeon says
- Pope thanks well-wishers for prayers; Vatican says recovery going smoothly
- Pope to undergo surgery for hernia, expected to remain in hospital
- Those with political power must be ‘servants’ to citizens, pope says
- Holy Spirit defends, consoles those who call on his help, pope says
- World Youth Day helps inspire young people to serve others, pope says
- Pope prays that Easter joy would break through gloom of sin, war, strife
- Palm Sunday: Pope says be close to those ‘abandoned’ like Christ