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Assembled with Love

Parishes, students and outreach agencies from around the Diocese are doing their best to make the celebration of Easter joyful...

Carrying the lessons of Easter into our daily lives

Holy Week is a time of unparalleled expression of the sacred, ...

Variety of traditions make family celebrations of Passiontide, Easter memorable

The universal Catholic experience of Holy Week and Easter holds so many things in common, with the liturgies and rubrics each day the same in every Catholic church worldwide.

Quotable quotes from Pope Francis

“Dear young people, my joyful hope is ...

Pope from ‘ends of the earth’ brings new style to Rome

 Right from the start, upon his election, Pope Francis presented a whole new style of being pontiff.

The Coat of Arms of Pope Francis

Pope Francis has decided to keep his previous coat of arms, chosen at the time of his episcopal consecration and marked by linear simplicity.

Ten years as Pope: Pushing the Church to bring the Gospel to the world

For a decade, even when discussing the internal workings of the Vatican, Pope Francis has insisted the Church is not the Church of Christ if it does not reach out, sharing the "joy of the Gospel" and placing the poor at the center of its attention.

Vatican stamps commemorate pope's 10th anniversary

The Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office is marking the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' election with a series of four postage stamps.

Pope penned major documents on reform, evangelization, caring for creation

In documents issued his first 10 years in office, Pope Francis covered topics as ...

Pope's anniversary sees Curia reform complete, financial reform ongoing

 From the beginning of his pontificate 10 years ago, Pope Francis set out to reform...

Pope Francis 'new approach' leads to 'positive steps forward' in Indigenous-Catholic relations, say experts

As he marks the tenth year of his papacy, Pope Francis has made progress in healing long-damaged relations between the Catholic Church and Indigenous peoples.

Pope Francis has 'jumped Church forward' in Jewish-Catholic relations, say experts

Pope Francis has accelerated Jewish-Catholic relations through friendship

Around the world in 10 years: Pope's 40 trips reflect his priorities

Many of the 40 international trips Pope Francis has made over the past 10 years have been ...

Marlboro couple has marriage convalidated after 40 years

After praying intently before undergoing an operation ...

New diocesan initiative designed to encourage Catholic marriage

In his 2016 apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, The Joy of Love...


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