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Rami and Bassam: Pope Francis shared our pain

Two bereaved fathers, one an Israeli Jew and one a Palestinian Muslim, speak to Vatican News about their meeting with Pope Francis, who thanked them for their witness of fraternity.

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Word of God among the cardboard: Easter journey of the poor at St. Peter's

A community of Claretian Sisters in Rome organize a penitential service to help homeless people living near the Vatican to prepare for Easter, combining spirituality with tangible charity to meet their needs.

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Pope to Catholics in Holy Land: May hope arise from seeds sown in pain

In an Easter Letter addressed to Catholics in the Holy Land, Pope Francis expresses his spiritual closeness and paternal affection, and encourages Christians around the world to offer concrete support and prayers for peace.

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Catholic group calls on UK’s COVID-19 inquiry to look at impact on faith groups

A leading Catholic group is urging the ongoing UK COVID-19 Inquiry to look at the impact of the pandemic on people of faith.

U.S. bishops write in support of Senate religious freedom resolution

The U.S. Bishops’ Conference Committee on International Justice and Peace chairman has expressed his support for a Senate resolution that recognizes religious freedom as a fundamental right, and supports it as a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy.

Study looks at how American Catholics think about ‘climate justice’

 A new study from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) looks at the views of American Catholics on climate justice.

Pope embraces bereaved Palestinian and Israeli fathers who found friendship amid war

Pope Francis shares an embrace with an Israeli and a Palestinian, each of whom lost a daughter, saying the two men "look beyond the enmity of war" and are now friends.

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Pope at Audience: Patience offers convincing witness to Christ's love

During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis calls on the faithful to imitate Christ's patience, saying this virtue offers one of the most convincing testimonies of the Lord's love.

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Archbishop Gallagher: Negotiations needed to stop wars

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, discusses the future of Europe and the world, along with the wars in Ukraine and the Holy Land, reiterating the Holy See's support for the two-state solution.

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Patriarch Sako: We need final week of Lent to clear our minds and hearts

Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako, the Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans, encourages Christians to make use of the final week of Lent “to clear our minds and hearts and to return to the authenticity of our faith.”

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