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Analysis: With new appointments, Pope Francis puts his mark on the College of Cardinals
On: 5/22/2018, Andrea Gagliarducci , In: World
Vatican City, May 21, 2018 CNA/EWTN News.- Pope Francis’ fifth consistory marks an important shift within the College of Cardinals: it is the first time in the five years of this pontificate that in a possible future conclave the number of ...

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Analysis: With new appointments, Pope Francis puts his mark on the College of Cardinals
On: 5/22/2018, Andrea Gagliarducci , In: World
Vatican City, May 21, 2018 CNA/EWTN News.- Pope Francis’ fifth consistory marks an important shift within the College of Cardinals: it is the first time in the five years of this pontificate that in a possible future conclave the number of ...

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Church official cautiously optimistic about DACA bills before Congress
On: 5/22/2018, Carol Zimmermann , In: Nation
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The executive director of the U.S. bishops' Migration and Refugee Services gives credit to a group of moderate Republicans in Congress trying to revive interest in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals legislation, or DACA, by their ...

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Mexican cardinal-designate 'very close to the people,' did not seek power
On: 5/22/2018, David Agren , In: World
MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal-designate Sergio Obeso Rivera, retired archbishop of Xalapa, left a towering legacy when he retired in 2007. He became a bishop at age 39, led the Mexican bishops' conference for nine years and worked closely on ending the ...

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Cardinal stats: Pope makes college more international, not much younger
On: 5/22/2018, Cindy Wooden , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Although it is not unusual for a pope to set aside temporarily the limit of 120 cardinals under the age of 80, Pope Francis has done so in a way that could last for more than a year. The pope announced May 20 that he would create ...

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Abuse survivor says pope told him God loves him the way he is
On: 5/22/2018, Carol Glatz , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- An abuse survivor, who had been disparaged for being a homosexual, said that Pope Francis told him that God made him that way and loved him for who he was. Juan Carlos Cruz -- one of the three survivors from Chile who met with ...

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Church official cautiously optimistic about DACA bills before Congress

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The executive director of the U.S. bishops' Migration and Refugee Services gives credit to a group of moderate Republicans in Congress trying to revive interest in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals legislation, or DACA, by their efforts to bring not just one bill, but four, to the House floor.

MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal-designate Sergio Obeso Rivera, retired archbishop of Xalapa, left a towering legacy when he retired in 2007. He became a bishop at age 39, led the Mexican bishops' conference for nine years and worked closely on ending the official estrangement between Mexico and the Vatican.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Although it is not unusual for a pope to set aside temporarily the limit of 120 cardinals under the age of 80, Pope Francis has done so in a way that could last for more than a year.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- An abuse survivor, who had been disparaged for being a homosexual, said that Pope Francis told him that God made him that way and loved him for who he was. Juan Carlos Cruz -- one of the three survivors from Chile who met with the pope April 27-30 at the Vatican -- said his homosexuality and how it brought about further suffering was something he discussed with the pope during the private meeting.

Dallas, Texas, May 21, 2018 CNA/EWTN News.- In a legal case that includes allegations of death-hastening drug use and falsified do-not-resuscitate orders, a former hospice executive has admitted speeding the deaths of patients to boost the company’s profits.

Rancagua, Chile, May 21, 2018 CNA/EWTN News.- Over the weekend, Chilean Bishop Alejandro Goi? Karmeli? suspended several priests after allegations of sexual misconduct were raised against them. He apologized for not following up when the accusations were first brought to his attention.