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South Africa’s auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town has said the feast of Saint Joseph the worker is a call for time out from our usual frenetic schedule. Read all  

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May 6, 2023May 6, 2023

As fighting continues to rage in Khartoum, the United Nations say they are sending a special representative to Sudan to coordinate humanitarian operations. Read all  

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May 6, 2023May 6, 2023

The candidate of the longtime ruling party in Paraguay has won the Presidential Election with surprising ease, confounding political pundits who were predicting a sea change. Read all  

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May 6, 2023May 6, 2023

Pope Francis returns to Rome at the conclusion of his 41st Apostolic Visit abroad, which took him to the EU nation of Hungary, and prays at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in gratitude for his safe journey. Read all  

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May 6, 2023May 6, 2023

Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, in an interview with Vatican News, reflects on Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Hungary, and says the Pope came as a true pilgrim of peace and brought the faithful a sense of immense joy and a call to work for peace. Read all  

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May 6, 2023May 6, 2023

The Church in Vietnam rejoices as eight men are ordained to the diaconate in the Archdiocese of Hanoi, ahead of World Vocations Day. Read all  

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May 6, 2023May 6, 2023

Pope Francis departs from Hungary following a three-day Apostolic Visit during which he emphasized the need for fraternity, openness and inclusion. Read all  

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May 6, 2023May 6, 2023

Pope Francis speaks to journalists traveling with him on the return flight to Rome from his Apostolic Journey to Hungary, and discusses the Holy See’s efforts to facilitate a truce in Ukraine and the return of Ukrainian children from Russia, as well as his recent hospitalization and recovery. Read all  

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May 6, 2023May 6, 2023

Pope Francis addresses Hungary’s academicians and scientists at the last public event of his Apostolic Visit, and urges them to always be humble and recall that knowledge is truth and that truth is freedom. Read all  

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May 6, 2023May 6, 2023

Pope Francis bids farewell to the people of Hungary on Sunday, wrapping up a three-day Apostolic Visit during which he encouraged them to remain open to people from other countries and to grow in fraternity in order to pursue peace. Read all  

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May 6, 2023May 6, 2023