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December 20, 2017

Cardinal Law, whose legacy was marred by sex abuse scandal, dies

Cardinal Bernard F. Law, who had been one of the United States' most powerful and respected bishops until his legacy was blemished by the devastating sexual abuse of minors by priests in his Archdiocese of Boston, died early Dec. 20 in Rome at the age of 86.
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December 18, 2017

Vatican releases new instruction on authenticating, protecting relics

Only relics that have been certified as authentic can be exposed for veneration by the faithful, said a new Vatican instruction.
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December 18, 2017

As pope turns 81, kids entertain with song, dance and 13-foot pizza

Celebrating his 81st birthday, Pope Francis blew out the candles on a 13-foot long pizza after being serenaded with song and dance by children and employees from a Vatican pediatric clinic.
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December 14, 2017

Sunday has lost its sense as day of rest, renewal in Christ, pope says

Sunday Mass is the time and place Christians receive the grace and strength to remain faithful to God's word.
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December 13, 2017

Pope: Guadalupe feast shows Mary’s closeness to those on margins

Processing into the basilica dressed in white, the symbol of purity, Pope Francis made his way to a replica of St. Juan Diego's tilma, which bears the image of Mary, who appeared to the indigenous saint in 1531.
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December 8, 2017

Pope asks Mary’s help in fighting viruses of fear, indifference

The doctrine of the Immaculate Conception teaches that Mary was conceived and born without original sin. The pope defined the day as "full of grace."
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December 7, 2017

Mideast Christian leaders to Trump: Jerusalem move could have dire results

In an open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, Christian leaders in Jerusalem said U.S. recognition of the city as the capital of Israel could have dire regional consequences.
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December 6, 2017

Pope’s letter to Argentine bishops on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ part of official record

Describing them as "authentic magisterium," Pope Francis ordered the official publication of his letter to a group of Argentine bishops and their guidelines for the interpretation of "Amoris Laetitia," his apostolic exhortation on the family.
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December 6, 2017

Pope concerned by U.S. move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Following reports that U.S. President Donald Trump planned to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Pope Francis expressed his concern that such a move would further destabilize the Middle East.
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December 1, 2017

Defend God’s image by defending the Rohingya, pope urges

Each human being is created in the image and likeness of God, yet so often people desecrate that image with violence as seen in the treatment of Myanmar's Rohingya minority, Pope Francis said.
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December 1, 2017

Pope arrives in Bangladesh, praises country’s welcome of Rohingya

From the Dhaka international airport, Pope Francis went directly to the National Martyrs' Memorial, which honors those who died in the 1971 war in which Bangladesh separated from Pakistan.
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November 29, 2017

Buddhists, Christians must reclaim values that lead to peace, pope says

Christians and Buddhists are called by faith to overcome evil with goodness and violence with peace, Pope Francis said.
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