Tobacco trails: How popes past, present influenced the plant's journey
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- World No Tobacco Day is observed every May 31 to highlight the harmful effects of tobacco on people's health and the environment. Because...
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Mexican priest murdered, archbishop attacked
MEXICO CITY (OSV News) -- A parish priest was shot dead as he drove on a rural Mexican highway May 22, marking yet another attack in what has become the...
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Pray at Pentecost for courage to evangelize, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christians should pray on Pentecost that the Holy Spirit would give them the courage and strength to share the Gospel, Pope Francis...
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Under surveillance, government pressure, China needs prayers, observers say
(OSV News) -- When Pope Benedict XVI instituted the Day of Prayer for Catholics in China in 2007, Aloysius Jin Luxian was bishop of Shanghai. That year,...
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Religious leaders warn of 'extremely detrimental' effects of bill to legalize assisted suicide in Scotland
(OSV News) -- The Scottish Catholic bishops have signed a public statement of protest against a bill to legalize assisted suicide in their country. They...
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AI topic draws record number of participants to media ethics conference at Pontifical University in Krakow
KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) -- For 17 years, the media ethics conference at the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow has gathered media researchers...
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Pope Francis adds Fátima visit to World Youth Day trip
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis will visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima during his trip to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023, the Vatican said. In...
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Pope advances sainthood cause of Italian priest shot for saving Jews
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis formally recognized the martyrdom of an Italian priest shot by Nazi soldiers after they discovered he was helping his...
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Stockpiling nukes is risk to global security, pope tells G7 leaders
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Global security cannot be guaranteed through stockpiling nuclear weapons but must be centered on an "equitable distribution of the...
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Pope asks Cardinal Zuppi to lead peace mission for Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has asked Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna to lead a mission "to help ease tensions in the conflict in Ukraine,"...
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Man who forcibly entered Vatican sent to psychiatric ward
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The man who drove past two security checkpoints to enter a Vatican courtyard May 18 was taken to the psychiatric ward of a hospital...
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Vatican-watch blog says pope wants to send peace envoys to Kyiv, Moscow
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A popular blog that closely monitors the Vatican has reported that Pope Francis wants to send envoys to Moscow and Kyiv to begin...
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Vatican reportedly pulls 'controversial' World Youth Day stamp
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican has pulled from circulation a World Youth Day stamp of Pope Francis with young people in an image that resembles propaganda...
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As Title 42 ends and Title 8 is fully reinstated, what are some of the implications for migrants?
(OSV News) -- On May 11, when the Title 42 public health order comes to an end, processing of migrants will be fully reinstated under Title 8, a measure...
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Pope plays key role in Argentina's bishops asking for forgiveness
BUENOS AIRES (OSV News) -- Argentina's Catholic Church is going through a process of soul-searching as the country gets ready for general elections in...
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Pope praises Julian of Norwich as example of faith and service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Although she died centuries ago, the English mystic Julian of Norwich continues to remind people of the importance of "faith in God's...
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Vatican neutrality is a force for peace, pope tells ambassadors
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In encouraging the peaceful resolution of conflicts and in promoting the common good on the international stage, the Vatican embraces...
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Pope opposes passage of euthanasia law in Portugal's parliament
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis criticized the passage of a law by Portugal's parliament to legalize euthanasia in the country. The controversial law...
Read MoreOverhaul of Caritas essential for its repair, cardinal says
ROME (CNS) -- Drastic leadership changes in Caritas Internationalis were essential to repair workplace dynamics that "represented clear and real dangers"...
Read MorePope, Ukrainian leader talk about humanitarian situation provoked by war
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After literally hundreds of public prayers for peace in Ukraine and 443 days after Russia launched an all-out war on the Eastern...
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Cardinal O'Malley: Effort to clearly define safeguarding body has been 'slow'
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors has been trying to define more clearly its relationship with the Dicastery...
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UK bishop denounces new IVF method resulting in first baby born with DNA of three people
LIVERPOOL, England (OSV News) -- An English Catholic bishop has denounced the first reported births of "three-parent" babies in the UK as "deeply concerning." Auxiliary...
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It's unfair, humiliating if only the rich can build a family, pope says
ROME (CNS) -- Starting a family and having children has become a kind of herculean task when instead it should be valued and supported by everyone, Pope...
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Interfaith leaders march for peace in Jerusalem as spiral of violence in Israel, Gaza erupts
JERUSALEM (OSV News) -- Faith leaders and activists for coexistence from across Israel gathered in prayer in front of the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem...
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United in prayer: Pope adds Coptic Orthodox martyrs to Catholic calendar
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has continued his predecessors' serious commitment to ecumenical dialogue, but he also makes ecumenical gestures that...
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Vatican Museums aid conservation efforts of toppled temple in Luxor
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- With the body of a woman and the head of a lioness, the ancient goddess Sekhmet was the protector of pharaohs, the patroness of physicians...
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Holy Year 2025 website to go live; registration opens in the fall
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican office in charge of coordinating plans for the Holy Year 2025 announced they are launching a new website and releasing...
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Pope speaks of Vatican II resistance, need to condemn sex abusers
ROME (CNS) -- Punishing and condemning those guilty of abuse is an act of charity, Pope Francis said. "The abuser is an enemy. Each of us feels this because...
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Pope speaks of 'painful' situation of Jesuits during Argentina's Dirty War
ROME (CNS) -- Questioned by the confreres of a Hungarian Jesuit kidnapped with another priest and imprisoned during Argentina's murderous military dictatorship,...
Read MoreEffective impact on abuse is focus of safeguarding body, cardinal says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The new projects and developments at the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors represent "a major shift toward a more...
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Uruguay celebrates beatification of Bishop Jacinto Vera, home-grown saint and father of local church
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (OSV News) -- Uruguay's Catholic Church celebrated the beatification of Bishop Jacinto Vera May 6. Blessed Bishop Vera was not only...
Read MoreMissionaries needed today, including in 'tired old West,' pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Missionaries are needed today just like in the past because "there are so many men and women who still need the Gospel, not only...
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Jesus shows what path to take, especially in times of trouble, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christians have no need to be afraid or hopeless because Jesus always tells the faithful where they are going and how to get there,...
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Every moment is a chance to live the Gospel, pope tells new Swiss Guards
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis asked 23 new members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard to draw close to the sacraments, read Scripture and meditate on spiritual...
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The art of waiting: Rome airport displays Baroque masterpiece
ROME (CNS) -- Alongside departure listings and boarding gates, the 35,000 passengers who walk through Terminal 1 at Rome's largest airport each day can...
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Pope to safeguarding commission: Be kind, bring hope, heal broken lives
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Safeguarding minors and vulnerable persons must be a priority for everyone in the church, Pope Francis said. "The principles of...
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Mystery mission: Details murky on pope's push for peace in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When Pope Francis told reporters the Vatican had some kind of "mission" underway to promote an end to the war in Ukraine, journalists...
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Order of Malta elects Canadian as grand master
ROME (CNS) -- The Sovereign Order of Malta has elected Canadian Fra' John T. Dunlap as its 81st grand master, the first non-European to head the order...
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True faith is open to others, pope repeatedly says in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary (CNS) -- Praising the piety and charity of Hungarian Christians and their commitment to supporting traditional family life, Pope Francis...
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Kremlin denies working with Vatican on peace talks
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Moscow is not working with the Vatican to end the war in Ukraine, said a Kremlin spokesperson. Asked by reporters May 2 if the Russian...
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'Women's Cry,' a photo exhibit, opens in St. Peter's Square
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Nestled in the arms of Bernini's colonnade around St. Peter's Square, 26 photos of women and girls make up an art exhibit meant to...
Read MoreBritain's Catholics prepare for king's upcoming coronation
(OSV News) -- When King Charles III is crowned May 6 in the gothic splendor of London's ancient Westminster Abbey, it will be one of the year's most watched...
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Pope on plane talks about Ukraine, returning artifacts to Canada
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM HUNGARY (CNS) -- The Holy See has a project underway related to peace between Russia and Ukraine, but Pope Francis told reporters...
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Borders should be points of contact, not separation, pope says in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary (CNS) -- To be Christian is to be open and welcoming to others, Pope Francis said as he celebrated Mass outside Hungary's Parliament...
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Jesus is the best life coach, pope tells Hungarian youths
BUDAPEST, Hungary (CNS) -- The life of faith is not a game, but it does require commitment and training, Pope Francis told thousands of Hungarian young...
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Pope calls for 'new sexual revolution' that respects life and marital love
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Humanity needs a revolution in how it thinks about sex, Pope Francis said. "We need to discover the beauty of human sexuality by...
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