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Pope Francis with the Shroud of Turin in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Turin on June 21, 2015. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope welcomes Turin Shroud livestream for those ‘harshly tried by pandemic’

Apr 11, 2020

Pope Francis has praised the decision to livestream the exposition of the Turin Shroud on Holy Saturday amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

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Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński delivering his keynote address at the just ended conference between the members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) and the Leadership Conference of Consecrated Life (LCCL). Credit: SACBC

Here is the Challenge of Including all Voices in Synodal Conversations: Apostolic Nuncio in South Africa

Credit: KCCB Department for Justice and Peace

Religious Leaders in Kenya Join Cry of Youths over “impunity” as Questions on Protest Killings Remain Unanswered

Credit: Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM)

Hunger Crisis in Malawi at “critical juncture”, Catholic Bishops Say, Call for Urgent Humanitarian Action

Logo of the Arlindo Cardinal Gomes Furtado Foundation/Museum

Family of Cape Verde’s First Cardinal to Establish Foundation, Museum ahead of His 75th Birthday

Family members of Mafia victims take part in a demonstration organized by Libera on the occasion of the National Day of Remembrance and Commitment to Remembering the Victims of the Mafia on March 21, 2023, in Milan, Italy. / Credit: Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images

Pope Francis: More Needs to be Done to Restore Dignity to Organized Crime Victims

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea during the inauguration blessing of St. Blaise Catholic Hospital in Cameroon's Bamenda Archdiocese

“God's blessing to the people”: Catholic Archbishop in Cameroon Says New Hospital will Reduce Suffering

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Credit: Peter Munialo/Catholic Catechists Association (CCA)

Catechists in Kenya’s Nairobi Ecclesiastical Province Urged to Transition to Digital Culture in Teaching Christian Faith

Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński delivering his keynote address at the just ended conference between the members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) and the Leadership Conference of Consecrated Life (LCCL). Credit: SACBC

Here is the Challenge of Including all Voices in Synodal Conversations: Apostolic Nuncio in South Africa

Credit: Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM)

Hunger Crisis in Malawi at “critical juncture”, Catholic Bishops Say, Call for Urgent Humanitarian Action

Members of the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC). Credit: Ginaba Lino

South Sudan’s Church Leaders Decry Politicians’ “lack of will” to Remove Impediments to Delayed General Elections

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his general audience in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Says the Catholic Church is "more alive" Outside of Europe

Credit: KCCB Department for Justice and Peace

Religious Leaders in Kenya Join Cry of Youths over “impunity” as Questions on Protest Killings Remain Unanswered

Only Fund Biodiversity Initiatives that Protect Indigenous Communities: Africa’s Catholic Bishops to European Union

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea during the inauguration blessing of St. Blaise Catholic Hospital in Cameroon's Bamenda Archdiocese

“God's blessing to the people”: Catholic Archbishop in Cameroon Says New Hospital will Reduce Suffering

Family members of Mafia victims take part in a demonstration organized by Libera on the occasion of the National Day of Remembrance and Commitment to Remembering the Victims of the Mafia on March 21, 2023, in Milan, Italy. / Credit: Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images

Pope Francis: More Needs to be Done to Restore Dignity to Organized Crime Victims

Logo of the Arlindo Cardinal Gomes Furtado Foundation/Museum

Family of Cape Verde’s First Cardinal to Establish Foundation, Museum ahead of His 75th Birthday

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