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Praying to the Holy Spirit can help couples stay united, pope says

By Parish Admin

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Because the Holy Spirit specializes in love and unity, Catholic couples should pray regularly for the Spirit to be present in their marriage, Pope Francis said. “Where the Holy Spirit enters, the capacity for self-giving is reborn,” the pope said at his weekly general audience Oct. 23, continuing a series of…

Saints served generously, creatively, pope says at canonization Mass

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called on the faithful to yearn to serve, not thirst for power, as he proclaimed 14 new saints, including Canada-born St. Marie-Léonie Paradis, founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family, and 11 martyrs. “Those who dominate do not win, only those who serve out of love,” he…

Mission accomplished: Pope to declare 14 new saints

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The celebration of World Mission Sunday is a popular day for a pope to canonize new saints — not only those who ministered or gave up their lives in lands traditionally known as mission territories, but women and men from every walk of life and from around the world. The 2024…

U.S. bishop: Church needs decentralization, not doctrinal fragmentation

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The decentralization of certain aspects of the Catholic Church’s governance, as proposed in the Synod of Bishops on synodality, should not lead to a decentralization of doctrine, said the former chair of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Doctrine. Allowing different bishops’ conferences to teach varying doctrines “would be disastrous,” said Bishop…