Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness to victims’ families after an Air India flight headed to London Gatwick airport crashed shortly after takeoff in the western city of Ahmedabad.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News
The announcement of the discovery of a body believed to be that of Jesuit Father Paolo Dall’Oglio has prompted church officials in Syria, including the apostolic nuncio, to urge prudence as investigations continue.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Pope Leo XVI will officially inaugurate his papacy with Mass in St. Peter’s Square May 18.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News
In Rome, the conclave is the talk of the town: from speculation over a morning espresso about who will be the next pope to taxi drivers complaining about how roadblocks have made their work even more difficult.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
On the eve of the conclave that will decide the next pontiff, the ring and lead seal of the late Pope Francis were destroyed in the presence of members of the College of Cardinals in the Vatican’s New Synod Hall.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News
As the College of Cardinals continues to discuss the church’s most pressing issues before the conclave, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said it was encouraged that protecting children and vulnerable people was a priority in those discussions.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News
Only through loving others and accepting love in spite of one’s own failures can Christians truly understand and proclaim the joy of Christ’s victory over death, said French Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News
Le Figaro had described Cardinal Arborelius as “first and foremost a man of prayer but also a noted theologian, committed to ecumenism.” It also said his leadership of a church in “a highly secularized country where Catholicism is in the minority” is an advantage.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
On the final day of official mourning for the death of Pope Francis, the late pontiff was remembered as someone who was determined to live out the mission entrusted to him and serve others, even when his health deteriorated.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News
As successors to the apostles, members of the College of Cardinals are called to follow the example of Christ who came to serve and not be served, the subdean of the college said.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Vatican, World News
One by one, placing a right hand on the Book of Gospels, staff driving, cooking, cleaning and caring for the cardinals who will elect a new pope will swear an oath of perpetual secrecy about the election of the 266th successor of St. Peter.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
The casket bearing the body of Pope Francis made its final journey through the streets of Rome accompanied by applause and shouts of gratitude from thousands of mourners.
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