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The Pope Made History by Opening the Holy Door at a Prison in Italy — Why He Did It
The Pope chose to open the Holy Door at the Rebibbia prison in Italy as his second of five doors during the 2025 Jubilee for ...
New Year’s Eve celebrates St. Silvester – the 4th-century pope whose legend shaped ideas of church and state
On Dec. 31, while many people are preparing for their New Years Eve parties, some Roman Catholic Christians will also mark ...
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History of Catholic Blessings
Within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and similar traditions, formal blessings of the church are performed ... has been introduced into Roman Catholic worship as well.
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1,800-year-old silver amulet could rewrite history of Christianity in the early Roman Empire
A silver amulet found next to a skeleton in a 1,800-year-old grave in Germany speaks to the importance — and the risk — of ...
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The Catholic Church should canonize these worthy Black Americans
The U.S. Catholic Church has a painful history of racism. One step toward healing could be canonization of the six African ...
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The Catholic Church and Birth Control
On New Year's Eve 1930, the Roman Catholic Church officially banned any "artificial" means of birth control. Condoms, diaphragms and cervical caps were defined as artificial, since they blocked ...
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The Catholic Church and Abortion
The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...
Pope marks start of Vatican’s Jubilee Year at Rome’s main prison
Pope Francis urged inmates to never give up hope as he inaugurated the Vatican’s Jubilee Year at the high-security Rebibbia ...