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Why the Pope wants the Church to be a loving mother

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Why the Pope wants the Church to be a loving mother

July 29, 2019October 11, 2025

By Carol Glatz | Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY – Mother’s Day came early this year at the Vatican.A number of feast days over the Advent and Christmas seasons gave Pope Francis a fresh opportunity to pay homage to the world’s mothers and insist further on how and why he wants the entire Church to become…...