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Vatican Connections: Season 2
When Vatican Connections launched in January 2013, it was just an idea. Something we were testing out to see if it would fly. Then suddenly, everything changed. On February 11, 2013 Pope Benedict XVI...
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Meet the Cardinals: Alberto Suarez Inda
By David Agren Catholic News Service MORELIA, Mexico (CNS) — Cardinal-designate Alberto Suarez Inda of Morelia planned to retire as leader of an archdiocese hit hard by organized crime violence. Pope...
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Meet the Cardinals: Dominique Mamberti
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal-designate Dominique Mamberti, the only official of the Roman Curia among the 20 new cardinals named by Pope Francis, said the honor...
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Meet the Cardinals: Manuel Macario do Nascimento Clemente
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Portugal’s newest cardinal-designate is known as a humble man of faith and culture who is also a strong communicator working hard to reach out...
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Meet the Cardinals: Francesco Montenegro
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Not long after Pope Francis became pope, Cardinal-designate Francesco Montenegro was standing next to him “and I could feel his heart beating...
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Meet the Cardinals: Pierre Nguyen Van Nhon
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Vietnam’s cardinal-designate sees hope and continuing challenges ahead for the church in a nation that still has to fully embrace religious...
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Meet the Cardinals: Edoardo Menichelli
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Instead of accepting the letter of resignation that the archbishop of Ancona-Osimo, Italy, submitted in October, Pope Francis named him a...
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Meet the Cardinals: John Dew
By Peter Grace Catholic News Service WELLINGTON, New Zealand (CNS) — Cardinal-designate John Dew of Wellington has appealed for a more pastoral approach for some of the family issues facing New...
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Meet the Cardinals: Charles Bo of Myanmar
By Catholic News Service YANGON, Myanmar (CNS) — Cardinal-designate Charles Bo’s appointment as Myanmar’s first cardinal is seen as support for his efforts to push national reconciliation, peace,...
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Meet the Cardinals: Ricardo Blazquez Perez
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Spain’s newest cardinal-designate is known as an outspoken champion of peace and reconciliation — a common trait among some of the men chosen...
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Meet the Cardinals: Arlindo Gomes Furtado
By Lise Alves Catholic News Service SAO PAULO (CNS) — Cardinal-designate Arlindo Gomes Furtado, whose diocese is part of an archipelago 400 miles off the coast of West Africa, said the challenges to...
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Meet the Cardinals: Jose Luis Lacunza Maestrojuan
By David Agren Catholic News Service MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Cardinal-designate Jose Lacunza Maestrojuan of David, Panama, learned of his elevation to cardinal via his smartphone. His sister, living in...
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Meet the Cardinals: Karl-Josef Rauber
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — German Cardinal-designate Karl-Josef Rauber said he would be more than content to continue celebrating daily Mass and hearing the confessions...
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Meet the Cardinals: José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez
By David Agren Catholic News Service MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Cardinal-designate Jose de Jesus Pimiento Rodriguez, retired archbishop of Manizales, Colombia, will be the oldest of 20 men elevated to...
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Meet the Cardinals: Soane Mafi
By Patrick Downes Catholic News Service HONOLULU (CNS) — When Tonga’s future cardinal came to Hawaii as a priest in 2005 for the ordination of his cousin, one of the Tongan Catholic women hosting him...
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Meet the Cardinals: Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij
By Catholic News Service BANGKOK (CNS) — When Cardinal-designate Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij of Bangkok learned he would be elevated to cardinal, there was no formal announcement, no courier...
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Meet the Cardinals: Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet
By David Agren Catholic News Service. MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Cardinal-designate Daniel Sturla Berhouet of Montevideo, Uruguay, was ministering in a working-class barrio when he learned of his elevation...
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Meet the Cardinals: Luis Hector Villalba
By David Agren Catholic News Service MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Cardinal-designate Luis Hector Villalba of Tucuman, Argentina, was watching the Angelus prayer from the Vatican on television Jan. 4 when he...
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Meet the Cardinals: Julio Duarte Langa
By Lise Alves Catholic News Service SAO PAULO, Brazil (CNS) — Cardinal-designate Julio Duarte Langa, retired bishop of Xai-Xai, Mozambique, is best known for staying close to his congregation and...
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Meet the Cardinals: Luigi De Magistris
by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The day Pope Francis announced he would be making Italian Archbishop Luigi De Magistris a cardinal, the archbishop was doing what he usually...
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The Sistine Chapel opens to VIPs: Vatican Connections – March 27, 2015
This week we focus on the details of the upcoming Holy Week liturgies. Catholic News Service has details on how Pope Francis and the Diocese of Rome are helping Christians in two areas where...
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Catholicism and the Challenge of Ecology
Prior to the release of Laudato Si, Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, experts reflect on the history and significance of the church’s role in promoting stewardship of creation. Videos...
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Behind Vatican Walls: Laudato Si’
The pope’s ecology encyclical, Laudato Si, was finally, officially released this week. The label “ecology” does not fully capture the breadth and depth of what Pope Francis discusses in the document....
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Connect5: Tony Spence on polarization in the church
CNS Director and Editor-in-Chief Tony Spence looks at political polarization in the Church, plus the growing trend of Catholic news in the secular press. How are you going to spend the next five...
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Connect5: John Mulderig on bringing a Christian perspective to films
CNS media reviewer and film critic John Mulderig discusses the importance of a “Catholic” review and why no film should be off limits. How are you going to spend the next five minutes of your time?...
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John Thavis in studio to discuss Amoris Laetitia and more
Perspectives: The Weekly Edition Catholic Update with John Thavis Friday, May 6th at 7:00pmET A month after the release of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia (the Joy of Love),...
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"A Church in Crisis" Documentary Premieres Tonight on Salt + Light
New documentary examines impact of most recent clerical sexual abuse allegations in United States Starting in the summer of 2018, the wound of clerical sexual abuse in the Church was ripped open yet...
View ArticleBombay Archdiocese launches campain to end violence against women
This video came to our attention this past week. It was produced by the Women’s Commission of the Archdiocese of Bombay to raise awareness about the increase in violence against women in India. It...
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Pope Francis’ homily for Evangelium Vitae celebration
Dear Brothers and Sisters, This celebration has a very beautiful name: “Evangelium Vitae”, the Gospel of Life. In this Eucharist, in the Year of Faith, let us thank the Lord for the gift of life in...
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Pope: Digital domain needs loving dialogue, not spiritual engineers
By Carol GlatzCatholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Helping the church get the Gospel message out to the digital world depends more on a loving passion for reaching out to others than being tech...
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