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Pope Francis greets the crowd before celebrating Mass at the monument to Mary, Queen of Peace, in Port Louis, Mauritius, Sept. 9, 2019. For Pope Francis, 2019 included his sixth anniversary as pope, his 83rd birthday and his 50th anniversary as a priest, but it also was a year that saw him still confronted with the clerical sexual abuse crisis and with Vatican financial scandals.(CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope’s 2019: Preaching the Gospel globally, dealing with scandals

Cindy Wooden
December 17, 2019
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For Pope Francis, 2019 included his sixth anniversary as pope, his 83rd birthday and his 50th anniversary as a priest, but it also was a year that saw him still confronted with the clerical sexual abuse crisis and with Vatican financial scandals.

El Arzobispo William E. Lori ofrece una bendición durante una misa especial en honor de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe el 14 de diciembre en la Iglesia Cristo Rey en Glen Burnie. (Christopher Silva/Especial para Catholic Review)

Un amor sin fronteras es visto en la Misa Guadalupana en Glen Burnie

Matthew Liptak
December 17, 2019
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Alexandra Meza compartió una sabiduría que parece va más allá de sus 9 años. La ocasión fue la celebración de la Virgen de Guadalupe de la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore el 14 de diciembre en la Escuela Católica Monseñor Slade, un sitio frecuente de congregación para la Parroquia de Cristo Rey. Meza estaba allí con su familia, incluida su madre, María, quien coordina a los servidores de la parroquia.

Pope Francis and prelates from around the world attend a penitential liturgy during a meeting on the protection of minors in the church at the Vatican in this Feb. 23, 2019, file photo. In a decision published Dec. 17 the pope abolished the obligation of secrecy for abuse victims during Vatican trials and processes. (CNS photo/Evandro Inetti, pool)

Pope lifts secrecy obligation for those who report having been abused

Cindy Wooden
December 17, 2019
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Pope Francis has abolished the obligation of secrecy for those who report having been sexually abused by a priest and for those who testify in a church trial or process having to do with clerical sexual abuse.

Pope Francis embraces Scalabrinian Father Ricky Gente, coordinator of the Catholic mission to Filipinos living in Rome, at the end of a Mass Dec. 15, 2019, in the Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica. The Mass was the first of the "Simbang Gabi," a novena of nighttime or pre-dawn Masses in preparation for Christmas. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Proclaim the Gospel in every language, in every land, pope tells Filipinos

Cindy Wooden
December 16, 2019
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“Continue being ‘smugglers’ of the faith,” Pope Francis told thousands of Filipino migrants living and working in Italy.

Archbishop William E. Lori offers a blessing during a special Dec. 14 Mass at Christ the King in Glen Burnie honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe. (Christopher Silva/Special to the Review)

‘A love with no borders’ seen at Guadalupe Mass in Glen Burnie

Matthew Liptak
December 16, 2019
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Each year the archdiocese attempts to celebrate Mass at a new location near the actual Dec. 12 feast day to recognize the long tradition of devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, particularly with Catholics of Central and South American heritage.

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