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Pope applauds Trump, Kim meeting in North Korea
After U.S. President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to set foot in North Korea, Pope Francis called his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a positive step toward world peace.
Pope to canonize Blessed John Henry Newman in Rome Oct. 13
The British theologian will be canonized during a Mass at the Vatican along with a Swiss laywoman, an Indian nun, an Italian nun and a nun known as the "Mother Teresa of Brazil."
Ecumenical goal is unity, not leveling differences, pope says
Orthodox Archbishop Job of Telmessos was representing Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople at the pope's celebration of the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, who were martyred in Rome and are the patron saints of the Roman church.
German church needs spiritual, not just structural, renewal, pope says
No quick "fixes" or organizational change will renew the Catholic Church in Germany, Pope Francis said; what is needed is a spiritual renewal and Gospel transparency.
Give your lives for your flocks, pope tells archbishops
After the Mass marking the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican June 29, 2019, the pope presented palliums to new archbishops from around the world.
Secrecy of confession must never be violated, Vatican says
Pope Francis ordered the publication of a document July 1 affirming the absolute secrecy of everything said in confession and calling on priests to defend it at all costs, even at the cost of their lives.
Bishop helps migrant family at border cross into U.S. on asylum trek
One of the migrants the Bishop Mark Seitz accompanied has a cognitive disability and another suffers from a heart problem, news agency Reuters reported June 27. It's unclear how many people were able to enter.
Indianapolis archbishop, schools’ head address issues at two high schools
The news gathering was held to discuss the recent choices made by Cathedral High School and Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School concerning expectations of teachers, guidance counselors, administrators and other leaders in Catholic schools.
Patriotic Concert coming to St. Bede Church, Holland
The parish in Bucks County will host a musical program performed by the Verdi Band on Wednesday evening, July 3, for the entire Northampton community.
Vatican publishes itinerary for papal trip to Africa Sept. 4-10
Pope Francis' sixth foreign trip of 2019 will take him to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius Sept. 4-10, the Vatican announced.