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Claire Giangravé

Claire Giangravé is the Religion News Service Vatican correspondent.

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'Convince people that peace is possible,' says Gaza Catholic parish priest

In a recorded message, the parish priest of the only Catholic Church in Gaza spoke about the struggles of the roughly 500 refugees sheltered there, including 50 children, as hope dwindles amid cont...
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Pope Leo XIV draws praise on handling sexual abuse—and some complicated allegations

Amid the mostly joyous reception for Robert Prevost, who stunned the world when he emerged from the loggia of St....
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Five things to know about Pope Leo XIV

For the second conclave in a row, the College of Cardinals shocked the watching world with its choice for the next pope....
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Cardinals' homilies before conclave speak volumes

At a church in a Roman suburb on Sunday, Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu of Kinshasa preached on a story from the Gospel of John in which Jesus’ followers in the days after his death re...
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Pope Francis dies at 88

Francis leaves behind a church still divided, but radically transformed.
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Some Catholic women go on Lenten strike to highlight their work in the church

As Lent began, Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are going on strike, withholding numerous services and ministries to their ...
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Pope Francis in 'more pain' but resting after respiratory crisis, doctors say

In a statement from the Vatican, doctors at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome where Pope Francis is being treated for pneumonia and bronchitis say the pontiff suffered a respiratory crisis Saturday, req...
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New Netflix film wants to make Mary accessible to all

Catholic Hollywood director D.J. Caruso set out to tell the story of Mary as seen through her own eyes, in a new film available on Netflix December 6....
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Pope Francis's eco-village to promote ecological conversion at 2025 Jubilee

Pope Francis’s plan to build an eco-village in the historic gardens of Castel Gandolfo, the summer residence of the popes, will be complete for the 2025 Jubilee, allowing pilgrims and tourists to p...
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In Vatican summit's final document, delegates call for more lay and female church leaders

After three years of discussions at every level of the Catholic Church, a summit of Catholic bishops and lay people at the Vatican ended Saturday, with the publication of a document laying out a vi...

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Vatican greenlights devotion to Marian shrine at Medjugorje

After 40 years of studies, commissions and contradictions, the Vatican finally approved the spiritual devotion of the faithful at the Marian site at Medjugorje, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, in a document...
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Catholics, Vatican officials react to controversial Olympic ceremony

Catholic leaders along with a host of other Christian groups voiced outrage following the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris over a scene starring drag performers and French entertainer...
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Vatican convenes astrophysicists to discuss black holes, quantum theory

Renowned physicists, including two Nobel Prize winners, will gather at the Vatican Observatory near Rome next week to ponder the unresolved mysteries of the cosmos and to honor the legacy of George...
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Pope Francis apologizes for using homophobic slurs while saying 'no' to gay priests

During a closed-door meeting with 200 Italian bishops last week, Pope Francis allegedly used derogatory terms to describe gay people during debates about whether the Italian church should allow gay...
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New Vatican document condemns gender theory, surrogacy

In a new document on human dignity issued Monday, the Vatican’s department that guides Catholic doctrine reinforced the church’s opposition to abortion, surrogacy, gender theory, and any attempt to...
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Nuns alleging abuse by former Jesuit Marko Rupnik plead with Francis for investigation

Ex-nuns who say they suffered abuse at the Loyola religious community co-founded by former Jesuit priest Marko Rupnik asked Pope Francis during an emotional news conference Wednesday to investigate...

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