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At 98, Blessed John XXIII’s secretary to be oldest living cardinal
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When the freshly named patriarch of Venice, Cardinal Angelo Roncalli, chose 37-year-old Father Loris Capovilla as his private secretary in 1953, a skeptical adviser told the cardinal that the priest looked too sickly to bear the strain of his new job.
Queen Elizabeth to visit Pope Francis at Vatican on April 3
MANCHESTER, England (CNS) -- The Queen of England will visit Pope Francis at the Vatican in April, Buckingham Palace announced. A Feb. 4 statement said Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, will meet the pope on April 3.
Surveys: German, Swiss Catholics reject many church teachings on family
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Reports from bishops' conferences in Germany and Switzerland show a clear divergence between what the church teaches on marriage, sexuality and family life and what Catholics -- even those active in parish life -- personally believe.
Philippine cardinal: Haiyan recovery can show world a united church
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) -- An emotional Cardinal Luis Tagle of Manila welcomed U.S. Catholic leaders reviewing Typhoon Haiyan recovery efforts, saying that the work to rebuild devastated communities can show the world a church united in the service of people in need.
Pope to Neocatechumenal Way: Work for unity, respect local cultures
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Thanking members of the Neocatechumenal Way for their generous missionary efforts, Pope Francis also encouraged them to build church unity, learn about local cultures and respect any member's decision to leave the movement.
Canada, Brazil likely to have new saints before year’s end, Jesuit says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Three key figures in the establishment of the Catholic Church in Canada and in Brazil are likely to be declared saints before the end of the year, said a Jesuit who is helping prepare the material needed for their canonizations.
Scottish Catholic agency will not have to consider same-sex adopters
GLASGOW, Scotland (CNS) -- A Catholic adoption agency in Scotland has won an appeal that allows it to remain functioning without assessing gay couples as possible adopters and foster parents.
Pope calls for the promotion of life at every stage
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis called on all Catholics to welcome, serve and respect life, whether still unborn or approaching its natural end.
Italian police recover stolen relic of Blessed John Paul II
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Less than a week after a relic of Blessed John Paul II disappeared from a country chapel east of Rome, Italian police recovered the venerated piece of fabric stained with the late pope's blood.
Officials say final report on visitation of U.S. nuns expected soon
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Before the year dedicated to consecrated life begins in November, the Vatican congregation for religious hopes to release its final report on the 2009-2010 visitation of U.S. women's communities.