Religion Desk

Cardinal Parolin to inaugurate Church of the Baptism of the Lord in Jordan

Pope Francis has designated the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, as Pontifical Legate for the consecration of a new church on the eastern bank of the Jordan River, at the histor...

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Pope Francis Declares Martyrs of Compiegne as Saints in Rare Canonization

Pope Francis has officially declared the 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns of Compiègne, executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, as saints through the rare procedure of “equipollent...

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