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Russia takes over U.N. Security Council, prompting outrage

Russia has taken over the presidency of the United Nations Security Council despite war torn Ukraine urging members to block the move. As a result, the Security Council is now being led by a nation whose president is subject to an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes and who places nuclear weapons in Belarus.

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The Lord's Day Reflection: 'Power turned upside down’

As the Church marks Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, Fr Edmund Power, OSB, offers his thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings under the theme: “Power turned upside down".

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Pope to return to juvenile prison for Holy Thursday celebration

Pope Francis will celebrate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday with inmates of the Casal del Marmo juvenile prison located on the outskirts of Rome, the same place he presided over the Easter Triduum service fifteen days after his election in 2013.

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Israeli police fatally shoot man at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli police shoot dead a Palestinian man at an entrance to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

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Pope: Modern neocolonialism is a crime and a threat to peace

In a message addressed to a workshop in the Vatican on neocolonialism, Pope Francis warns against modern economic and ideological colonialism and again, apologizes for those Christians who contributed to the colonization of Africa and the Americas.

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Viet Nam – Holy See Joint Working Group meets at the Vatican

Delegations from the Holy See and Viet Nam had a “broad and deep exchange of view on Viet Nam – Holy See relations, including issues related to the Catholic Church in Viet Nam,” according to a press release on the 10th Meeting of the Viet Nam – Holy See Joint Working Group, which took place on Friday

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Pope gives interview to Argentine television network

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his pontificate, Pope Francis gives an extensive interview to Argentina's television network, Canal 5 de Noticias, where he addresses a wide range of topics, from memories of his election in 2013 to events in his country, from peace to Church issues.

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Synod Continental Stage comes to conclusion

The second stage of the synodal process, the worldwide Continental Stage, has come to a conclusion, but dialogue with the People of God continues. The General Secretariat of the Synod elaborated on the process in a statement to mark the final day of the Continental Stage, Friday, 31 March 2023.

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Pope Francis returns home after brief hospital stay

Pope Francis is discharged from the A. Gemelli University hospital on Saturday morning.

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Pope Francis to be discharged from hospital on Saturday morning

In a statement on Friday evening, Matteo Bruni, the Director of the Holy See Press Office confirmed that Pope Francis will be discharged from Gemelli hospital on Saturday morning.

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