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We crave few things as deeply as self-expression and recognition. We have an irrepressible need to express ourselves, be known, recognized, understood, and seen by others as unique, gifted, and significant....
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Since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has appointed around 20 women to positions of responsibility in the Vatican, reaching previously unheard-of levels. La Croix analyzed these choices and put them in perspective with his speeches, which reflected a more traditional theology....
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Mary “immerses us once more in the mystery of Christmas” and leads us to Jesus, says Pope Francis, as he celebrates Mass for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Mother of God....
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Responding to Vatican Media, the Cardinal Vatican Secretary of State comments on the news from Havana....
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Pope Francis marks the end of 2024 with the Te Deum hymn of thanksgiving at the conclusion of First Vespers for the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God....
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With you, Annette and Tony have fostered a strong sense of community and spiritual family. We are no longer strangers but brothers and sisters with a common identity and mission. I can paraphrase St Paul in saying that by the grace of God, Annette and Tony have laid a...
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His books include a memoir, From the Underground Church to Freedom, and several works of theology and philosophy, including Night of the Confessor and Patience with God. His most recent book, The Afternoon of Christianity, argues for a more mature and open Church....
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In an audio message broadcast today by the BBC as the “Thought for the Day,” Pope Francis urges us not to look at the future “with pessimism and resignation,” but to always choose the path of love and view the world with “the gentle gaze of hope”....
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While discussions continue about a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the death toll rises, an international humanitarian expert argued that the political-military choices of the Israeli government and its allies deconstruct the Western myth of universal humanitarian action....