Read more about the article As pope leaves hospital, he comforts couple, jokes with reporters
Pope Francis prays before the icon of Mary, "Salus Populi Romani," in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome April 1, 2023, after being released from Rome's Gemelli hospital for treatment of bronchitis. The Vatican said he entrusted to Mary the children he met in the hospital, all the sick and those mourning the loss of loved ones. (CNS photo/Holy See Press Office)

As pope leaves hospital, he comforts couple, jokes with reporters

‘I’m a priest. The most beautiful thing is being a priest’: Pope Francis

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Read more about the article Pope tells priests to be agents of harmony, not division
Pope Francis breathes on chrism oil, a gesture symbolizing the infusion of the Holy Spirit, as he celebrates the chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Holy Thursday, April 6, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope tells priests to be agents of harmony, not division

‘Let us be welcoming and forgiving, alway’

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Read more about the article Amid war, Paschal Triduum takes on deeper meaning for US Ukrainian Catholics
A woman prays during a Divine Liturgy at St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church in New York City Feb. 27, 2022, as Russia's military attacks on Ukraine continued. St. George is part of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, Conn. (OSV News photo/David Delgado, Reuters)

Amid war, Paschal Triduum takes on deeper meaning for US Ukrainian Catholics

‘Although it’s hard to endure such an injustice, it helps us understand how great was the pain of our Savior’

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Read more about the article Record number gather for the annual Chrism Mass [Photo Gallery]
More than 2,500 people enjoyed and open house at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville before gathering in Sagrado Corazón Church for the annual Chrism Mass on Tuesday, April 4. The Mass was celebrated by Bishop J. Mark Spalding and featured the renewal of promises of the priests of the diocese and the blessing of the oils and the consecration of the sacred chrism.

Record number gather for the annual Chrism Mass [Photo Gallery]

'Truly, it is beautiful to see each and every one of you.'

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