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By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Feb 18, 2022 / 06:30 am Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of an Argentine cardinal who helped to organize the first World Youth Day celebrations. The pope confirmed a decree on Feb. 18 declaring that Cardinal Eduardo Francisco Pironio (1920-1998) lived a life of heroic …

by CNA Staff Vatican City, Feb 15, 2022 / 08:35 am Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of 75-year-old Los Angeles auxiliary Bishop Edward William Clark. Archbishop José H. Gómez of Los Angeles congratulated Clark on his retirement, saying that he had “served Jesus Christ and the faithful of Los Angeles with zeal, …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 15, 2022 / 13:00 pm The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Pope Francis has chosen a theme for the second World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. The Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life said on Feb. 15 that the grandparents’ day, which will be celebrated …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 15, 2022 / 06:17 am Vatican firefighters successfully rescued a cat on Tuesday after it became stuck on top of the colonnade surrounding St. Peter’s Square. Several times during the late morning on Feb. 15 the firemen ascended to the top of the portico …
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