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Pope celebrates first 'green Mass' using new rite in sign of strong ecological focus
ROME -- Pope Leo XIV celebrated on Wednesday what has been dubbed the first “green” papal Mass, using a new set of prayers ...
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Pope wears Chicago-made vestments to 'care of creation' Mass
This was Pope Leo XIV's first 'Mass for Creation' in Laudato Si’ Village, uniting faith, art, and care for the earth ...
Vatican says leaked documents were only part of information Pope Francis used to restrict Latin Mass
The Vatican says leaked documents that seemingly undermined Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass ...
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The pope's holiday home: Tennis, swimming and stunning views
After 12 years of sitting unused without its holidaymaker during the papacy of the late Pope Francis, who preferred to take time off in the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV has now revived this 16th-century ...
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Who is Pope Leo? | Part I: From Chicago’s South Side to Augustinian Priest
No one ever expected a U.S.-born pope. In this first-ever I “Inside the Vatican” Deep Dive series, those who know him best ...
Pope Leo XIV marks feast day as Vatican launches campaign to help erase its $57-68 million deficit
Pope Leo XIV is marking a feast day as the Vatican launches a new campaign to boost donations from the faithful. Leo ...
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The Vatican’s Newly Restored Raphael Rooms Spotlight the Great Artist Who Died Before Finishing His Final Project
As specialists cleaned and studied the rooms in the Apostolic Palace, they learned new information about the Renaissance ...
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Vatican synod office provides guidelines to implement synodality
The implementation phase of the synod was opened by Pope Francis in November 2024 when he called upon ... in a "celebration ...