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Everyone can be a saint by following the Beatitudes, pope says

By Parish Admin

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God wants everyone to be a saint, and the clearest path to achieving that goal is loving service to others, Pope Francis said. Celebrating the feast of All Saints, the pope led the midday recitation of the Angelus prayer Nov. 1 with thousands of visitors in St. Peter’s Square. Hundreds of…

Bishop Knestout Welcomes Report on Safeguarding from Vatican’s Commission for the Protection of Minors

By Parish Admin

WASHINGTON – Earlier this week, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors released its first Annual Report on Church Policies and Procedures for Safeguarding. Bishop Barry C. Knestout of Richmond, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People issued a statement welcoming the information highlighted…

Papal commission releases report highlighting progress in safeguarding

By Parish Admin

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Highlighting progress made in safeguarding and recommendations for rectifying ongoing gaps, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors dedicated its first annual report to all victims and survivors of sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Church. “The commission’s work — including this report — is and always has been…