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With evidence of her son's alleged miraculous healing boxed and sealed in front of a portrait of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Bonnie Engstrom gives a reading during Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria, Ill., Dec. 10, 2011. (CNS photo/Tom Dermody, The Catholic Post)

Mom says miracle in Sheen cause that saved her son a gift to whole church

Catholic News Service
July 8, 2019
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As Bonnie Engstrom watched lifesaving measures being taken for her son, who had been born just moments before without a pulse or drawing breath, she asked for help from the person whose prayerful support she had sought throughout her pregnancy: Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.

Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria, Ill., looks on as Joan Sheen Cunningham, niece of the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, sprinkles holy water on the new tomb bearing the remains of her uncle at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria June 27, 2019. Archbishop Sheen's remains were transferred from St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City to the Peoria cathedral. (CNS photo/Jennifer Willems, The Catholic Post)

With miracle confirmed in Sheen cause, plans for beatification can begin

Catholic News Service
July 8, 2019
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With “overwhelming joy,” Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria announced July 6 that Pope Francis had approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.

Migrants from Afghanistan are seen at a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants in Samos, Greece, June 25. Pope Francis said in a July 2 video message that the excluded, especially migrants and refugees, are the ones who ultimately pay the price for humanity’s greed. (CNS photo/Giorgos Moutafis, Reuters)

World becoming more elitist, cruel toward excluded, pope says

Junno Arocho Esteves
July 5, 2019
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The excluded, especially migrants and refugees, are the ones who ultimately pay the price for humanity’s greed, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a private audience at the Vatican July 4, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope meets Putin; two leaders talk about Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela

Catholic News Service
July 4, 2019
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Pope Francis welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Vatican July 4, and the two discussed the ongoing wars in Eastern Ukraine and in Syria, the Vatican said. Russia plays a major role in both conflicts.

At the end of the 55-minute private meeting, Alessandro Gisotti, interim director of the Vatican press office, issued a statement describing the discussions as “cordial.”

The pope and president, he said, “expressed their satisfaction at the development of bilateral relations,” which included the signing in Rome July 4 of a collaboration agreement between the Vatican’s Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital and pediatric hospitals in Russia.

A member of the police bomb squad unit examines the site of a May 12, 2018, explosion outside Santa Maria Catholic Church in Surabaya, Indonesia. The U.S. State Department’s newly released annual report on international religious freedom shows continued attacks and abuse by governments and societies against religious minorities in their respective countries. (CNS photo/ M Risyal Hiday, Antara Foto via Reuters)

Report details attacks on, abuses against religious freedom worldwide

Mark Pattison
July 4, 2019
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The State Department’s annual report on international religious freedom shows continued attacks and abuse by governments and societies against religious minorities.

Numan Acar, Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal star in a scene from the movie "Spider-Man: Far From Home." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (CNS photo/Sony)

Movie Review: ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’

John Mulderig
July 3, 2019
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Snappy and substantial, “Spider-Man: Far From Home” (Columbia), director Jon Watts’ follow-up to his 2017 feature “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” is an adventure full of bloodless derring-do and gentle, innocent romance. As a result, many parents may consider it acceptable for older teens.

Boys from an Afghan refugee family ride on a motorcycle cart as they head to search for recyclables in Lahore, Pakistan, June 20. The Vatican said Pope Francis will celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica July 8 with migrants, refugees and volunteer rescue teams. (CNS photo/Mohsin Raza, Reuters)

Pope to celebrate Mass with migrants, refugees

Junno Arocho Esteves
July 2, 2019
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The Mass July 8 will mark the sixth anniversary of Pope Francis’s visit to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.

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