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August 05, 2023
August 05, 2023
A damaged icon of the Transfiguration laid out near the wreckage of Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa after a missile strike on July 23, 2023. Getty Images The first Sunday in August this year is the Feast of the Transfiguration, and so our run of Ordinary Time Sundays is interrupted, though the Gospel is still taken
August 05, 2023
IT WAS FRIDAY MARCH 17, and the Portuguese mountain rain had been falling from the heavens all morning on our 60-mile walking pilgrimage to Fátima when my phone pinged. We were in the Valeda Mata, still three days’ march from the shrine, on a barren goat track miles away from any village, let alone a
August 05, 2023
FÁTIMA – After Pope Francis set aside a prepared speech in Lisbon on Friday morning, citing problems with his eyesight amid poor lighting, concern over the pontiff’s vision has grown after he skipped two other speeches, including a highly-anticipated message on Saturday morning in Fátima. During a visit to a charitable centre in Lisbon, the
August 05, 2023
LISBON – During a meeting with interreligious leaders on Friday morning in Lisbon, Pope Francis spoke to a Russian Orthodox bishop who voiced regret for the Russian invasion of Ukraine and thanked the pontiff for his repeated efforts and words on behalf of the Ukrainian people. Fr Peter Stilwell, director of the Portuguese bishops’ Department
August 05, 2023
LISBON – In an off-the-cuff speech to young people praying the “Way of the Cross” with him in Lisbon Friday, Pope Francis said the cross is a sign of love and urged youths to reflect on their own sufferings and anxieties, as well as their desire to smile. Speaking to some roughly 800,000 young people
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