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Siblings reflect on once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to Rome and Pope Francis’s last Easter blessing
Their trip included visits to major basilicas in Rome and sacred sites in Assisi, including the Pontifical Sanctuary of the ...
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Pope sets consistory to consider declaring eight new saints
Although Pope Francis already set Aug. 3 as the date to declare the sainthood of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, Pope Leo XIV ...
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Pope Names Priest President of the Pontifical Academy for Life
Pope Leo XIV has named Father Renzo Pegoraro, a bioethicist who earned a medical degree before entering the seminary, to be ...
Ex-LIer Victor Mooney embarks on bike pilgrimage to promote peace and tolerance in honor of Pope Francis
Victor Mooney, a former Long Islander who rowed 5,000 miles across the Atlantic in 2015, is taking his thirst for adventure ...
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Pope Pledges Prayers for China, Marks Laudato Si’ Anniversary
Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the day of prayer for Catholics in China and the ...
Pope Leo XIV blesses cyclists competing in the Giro d'Italia as final stage enters Vatican gardens
Pope Leo XIV blessed the 159 cyclists competing in the Giro d'Italia as the three-week race's final stage began with an ...
Pope Leo XIV receives Villanova hat during meeting, reps alma mater at Vatican
During a meeting on Wednesday at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV received a hat of his alma mater, Villanova, from the National Italian American Foundation.