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Pope congratulates retired pontiff on anniversary of priestly ordination
Pope Francis offered warm wishes to retired Pope Benedict XVI, who at age 94 is "the contemplative of the Vatican," on the 70th anniversary of his priestly ordination.
Quebec cardinal tells First Nations of hope for healing
Cardinal Gérald Lacroix said the hundreds of unmarked graves found at former schools run by Catholic communities have revealed "a very dark page" in the history of Canada. "God did not fail. We have failed," he said at the Shrine of Ste.-Anne-de-Beaupré.
Two more First Nations Catholic churches destroyed in ‘suspicious’ fires
June 26 blazes leveled churches on the Hedley and Chopaka Native Reserves in British Columbia, bringing to five the total number of churches on Canadian Indigenous land damaged or ruined within a week.
Call for prayers for healing for Floyd family, community follows sentencing
In a statement, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis said he hoped the conviction and imprisonment of former officer Derek Chauvin would prompt deeper conversations about "race, justice, violence and peace."
Pope prays for victims, condemns violence in Mexican border city
Following random gun attacks that killed 19 civilians in Reynosa, Pope Francis called for conversion and consolation as drug cartels terrorize ordinary citizens.
Only God can quench thirst for peace, pope tells Middle East patriarchs
In a June 27 letter on the first "Day of Peace in the Middle East," the pope said the region's tapestry of peaceful coexistence can come undone "if violence, envy and division tears even one of those threads."
Writing about LGBTQ ministry, pope says God loves all his children
In a June 21 letter to Jesuit Father James Martin, Pope Francis said "God's 'style'" is marked by "closeness, compassion and tenderness" toward each individual.
Colorado Catholic church holds vigil for slain officer targeted by gunman
Arvada Police Officer Gordon Beesley, shot dead June 21, was recalled during a June 24 service as a man who brought a "smile with him everywhere" he went.
Miami Catholic parish says 10 of its families still missing after building collapse
Following the June 24 tragedy at the Champlain Towers South complex, Father Juan Sosa, pastor of St. Joseph Parish, is urging all affected to "keep their hearts open" to God amid the ongoing search and rescue operations.
Pope, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken meet at Vatican
Climate change, migration and geopolitical hot spots were on the agenda during the 40-minute meeting June 28, Pope Francis' second with an official of the Biden Administration.