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Christmas Falls on a Saturday This Year. What Does That Mean for Mass Obligations?
This weekend, Latin rite Catholics have an obligation to attend Mass on both Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec. 25, and on the following day, Sunday, Dec. 26.
Pope Francis Calls Domestic Abuse "satanic" in New Television Interview Aired on Sunday
Pope Francis spoke to four people who have faced difficult circumstances in life, including a woman who was a victim of domestic violence and a man who spent 25 years in prison.
Let’s Focus on Helping Others This Christmas: Pope Francis
A good way to get out of a negative mood is to help others, following the example of Mary, who went to help her pregnant cousin Elizabeth, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis’ 85th Birthday Party Included Lots of Kids and Cake
Pope Francis on Sunday joined a belated celebration of his 85th birthday, thrown by the children and families helped by the Vatican’s charitable pediatric clinic.
Reports of Vatican-based Ghanaian Cardinal's Resignation "credible": Vatican Insiders
Various Vatican sources told CNA that a recent report by a traditionalist blog claiming that Cardinal Peter Turkson was set to resign at prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is "credible."
Holy See Further Tightens Restrictions on Traditional Latin Mass: Vatican’s Liturgy Office
The explanatory document, which bans confirmations and ordinations according to pre-Vatican II Roman Missals, was published Dec. 18 with Pope Francis’ approval.
Pope Francis Celebrates His 85th Birthday with Refugees He Helped Bring to Italy
The group of about ten refugees are being supported directly by Pope Francis.
Christian Persecution in Nigeria “more intense now than ever”: Catholic Bishop
A Nigerian Catholic bishop has challenged the United States Secretary of State to justify his decision to remove Nigeria from a persecution watchlist, saying that he has witnessed firsthand the brutal ongoing persecution against Christians in Africa’s most populous nation.
Halving of Jesuit Numbers Worldwide a Lesson in Humility: Pope Francis
‘We have to get used to humiliation,’ the pope told Jesuits in Greece.
Pope Francis Creates New Foundation Promoting Principles of "Fratelli tutti"
The new body will foster spirituality, art, formation, and dialogue in the environs of St. Peter’s Basilica
Learn from St. Joseph to Cultivate Silence: Pope Francis at Wednesday General Audience
The pope appealed for prayers for Haiti at his general audience.
Pope Francis Appoints Commissioner to Oversee Rome 1basilica’s Financial Assets
St. Mary Major is one of four papal major basilicas in Rome.
Diocese Announces Sanctions on Spanish Bishop Who Attempted Marriage
The apostolic administrator of Solsona announced Saturday that the diocese’s former bishop, Xavier Novell i Gomà, had incurred suspension when he attempted marriage last month.
Christmas at the Vatican: Here are the Liturgies Pope Francis Will Celebrate This Year
The Vatican has published Pope Francis’ Christmas schedule for this year.
Vatican Liturgy Office Issues Guidelines for Catechist Ministry
Pope Francis created the instituted lay ministry of catechist in May.
Pope Francis Approves Miracle Attributed to a French Nun Who Will Be Made a Saint
The miracle attributed to Rivier, who can now be canonized as a saint in the Catholic Church, involved the healing of a newborn baby in the Philippines in 2015.
"May Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego teach us how to always walk together": Pope
The pope looked ahead to the Jubilee of Guadalupe in 2031.
Pope Francis Urges Catholic Jurists to "protect the rights of the weakest"
The pope said that society ‘systematically excludes those without a voice.’
Look Out for "self-referential" Founders Who Put Themselves "above the Church": Pope
He was speaking to members of the Vatican department overseeing consecrated life.
Why is Our Lady of Guadalupe Patroness of the Unborn?
Our Lady of Guadalupe is not only considered the patroness of the Americas, but also of the unborn. Here’s why.
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