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Pope Francis imparts the Urbi et Orbi blessing to Rome and the world in the form of Eucharistic Benediction

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Pope John Paul I will be beatified in St. Peter's Basilica on 4 September 2022

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@dianemontagna @CardJosephZen Thank you, @CardJosephZen , for courageously speaking out for the truth as a faithful successor of the apostles and writing succinctly as a great teacher of the faith

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Msgr. Guido Marini is reconfirmed as Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations for another 5-year term

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Il Papa conferma il suo cerimoniere Guido Marini @vatican_it

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#OnThisDay 8 years ago (2013.03.13), Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino and Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina 🇦🇷), was elected as Supreme Pontiff

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500 years ago (1519.05.02): Leonardo da Vinci died at the age of 67

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Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere, Metropolitan Archbishop of Warsaw and Gniezno and Primate of Poland 🇵🇱, is beatified

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#OnThisDay 70 years ago (1951.06.29), Deacon Joseph Ratzinger (future Pope Benedict XVI) and his brother Deacon Georg Ratzinger were ordained priests of the Archdiocese of Munich at the Co-Cathedral of Freising, Germany 🇩🇪

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All churches in Ireland are now listed on

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Archbishop Wilton Daniel Gregory (72), Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA 🇺🇸), is created Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa

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75 years ago (1945.07.07): Blessed Peter To Rot, martyr and catechist in Papua New Guinea killed by the Japanese, died at the age of 33

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Bishop Robert McElroy (68), Bishop of San Diego (USA 🇺🇸), is created Cardinal-Priest of S. Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali

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150 years ago (1869.12.08): First Vatican Council was formally opened by Pope Pius IX. The Ecumenical Council was convoked to deal with the contemporary problems of the rising influence of rationalism, liberalism, and materialism.

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150 years ago (1870.11.25): Blessed Solanus Casey @FrSolanusCasey , Capuchin priest, was born in Oak Grove, Wisconsin, USA

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425 years ago (1591.12.14): Death of St. John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church, mystic, and founder of Discalced Carmelites

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To me, Pope Benedict XVI is simply the greatest Pope of all time: great defender of the faith and authentic liturgy, humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord

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#OnThisDay 100 years ago (1922.04.01), Blessed Charles of Austria, the last Emperor of Austria 🇦🇹 and the last King of Hungary 🇭🇺, died at Funchal, Portugal 🇵🇹

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#OnThisDay 11 centuries ago (921.09.15), St. Ludmila, grandmother of St. Wenceslaus and Slavic patron of Bohemia (now Czechia 🇨🇿), was martyred

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#OnThisDay 40 years ago (1983.01.25), a new Code of Canon Law was promulgated by Pope John Paul II, replacing the 1917 Code of Canon Law

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60 years ago (1958.10.09): Pope Pius XII died at the age of 82

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7 ancient shrines of St. Michael, perfectly aligned on the map:

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40 years ago (1977.05.28): Joseph Ratzinger was consecrated as Archbishop of Munich and Freising, taking his motto "Cooperatores Veritatis"

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May God grant Pope Benedict eternal peace and award him abundantly. May his prayers in heaven strengthen us in this terrible time in the Church and in the world

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The two reliquaries holding the relics of the 2 new saints: http://t.co/S1I9OP5O0C

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90 years ago (1929.02.11): The Lateran Treaty was signed by Cardinal Gasparri and Benito Mussolini, establishing the independent State of Vatican City

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I was in the front row of St. Peter's Square on 19 April 2005 when the name Joseph Ratzinger was announced by the Cardinal Protodeacon to my surprise. That was the happiest day in my life.

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100 years ago (1917.08.15): Blessed Archbishop Óscar Romero was born

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People praying for the #Synod15 participants http://t.co/5qDmZqOIfY

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60 years ago (1958.11.04): Pope John XXIII was crowned with the 1877 Palatine Tiara; the ceremony lasted 5 hours

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, the website with the largest database of Catholic churches on the internet, now lists more than 90,000 churches

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Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, the 265th Supreme Pontiff, dies at 9:34 CET in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, Vatican City 🇻🇦, at the age of 95

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Unofficial English translation of the Final Document of #Synod2018 (translated by Google Translate)

Final Document of Synod of Bishops 2018 (unofficial English translation)

Synod of Bishops 15th Ordinary General Assembly The Young, the Faith and Vocational Discernment Final Document October 27, 2018 Vatican City This is not an official English translation. Most of the...

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#OnThisDay 5 years ago (2016.07.26), Fr. Jacques Hamel, diocesan priest of Rouen, was murdered at the age of 85 by two Muslim men of the Islamic State at Rouen, France 🇫🇷

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Mother Elizabeth Prout (Mary Joseph of Jesus) (1820–1864), English founder of the Institute of the Holy Family (later known as the Sisters of the Cross and Passion) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, is declared Venerable

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#OnThisDay 125 years ago (1897.09.26), Giovanni Battista Montini (later Pope St. Paul VI) was born at Concesio, Italy 🇮🇹

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2022-12-28: Pope Benedict received the anointing of the sick 2022-12-31: Pope Benedict returned to the Lord 2023-01-02: His body will be lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica 2023-01-05: Pope Francis will celebrate will celebrate the funeral mass in St. Peter's Square

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Fr. Matteo Ricci (利瑪竇), S.J. (1552 🇮🇹–1610 🇨🇳), missionary to China, is declared Venerable

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21 new Cardinals will be created in a consistory on September 30

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#OnThisDay 45 years ago (1977.06.27), Archbishop Joseph Ratzinger, Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany 🇩🇪), was created Cardinal by Pope Paul VI

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Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu resigned as Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints and renounced from all rights associated to the Cardinalatial office

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#OnThisDay 175 years ago (1846.09.16), St. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn (김대건 안드레아), first Korean-born Catholic priest, was martyred at Seoul, Korea 🇰🇷

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God's creation is amazing. Let all the earth praise the Lord!

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Pope Francis will pray Angelus this Friday, and give a special Urbi et Orbi blessing (with plenary indulgence) normally given only on Christmas Day and Easter Sunday

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15 years ago (2005.04.19): Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Dean of the College of Cardinals, was elected Bishop of Rome and took the name Pope Benedict XVI

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Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Oscar Romero will be canonized on Oct 14

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Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, is appointed President of the Council of Administration of the Vatican Foundation Joseph Ratzinger – Benedict XVI

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Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle @CardinalChito (62), Cardinal-Priest of S. Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle, Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, is promoted as Cardinal-Bishop

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60 years ago (1958.11.23): Sacerdotal Ordination of Francis Arinze (86), now Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri–Segni and Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

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Bolivian Cardinal-designate Ticona is reported to have a concubine and children

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BREAKING - Scandal: A Bishop Married with Children Will Be Created Cardinal by Francis (Exclusive in English)

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The Great American Catholic eclipse

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#OnThisDay 100 years ago (1921.09.07), the Legion of Mary was founded by Frank Duff in Dublin 🇮🇪

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Archbishop Christophe Pierre (77 🇵🇸), Apostolic Nuncio to USA is created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Benedetto fuori Porta S. Paolo

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On this most joyful Easter Sunday, is proud to present the newest addition: a complete list of 1929 Saints and 6145 Blesseds proclaimed since 1600

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#OnThisDay 70 years ago (1952.01.28), Blessed Olimpia Bida, Ukrainian Sister of St. Joseph 🇺🇦, was martyred in the concentration camp of Kharsk, Russia 🇷🇺

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Pope emeritus Benedict XVI passed away

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January 2021 broke the record for the most deaths of Catholic bishops in history, with 27 deaths

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@CatholicSat @CardJosephZen This is the canonical image of Our Lady of China

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"with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs, Saints John and John Paul, and with all the Saints..." http://t.co/H6n4rCXUGX

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England also has its St. Michael Ley Line

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Part of intervention of the Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity Fathers on #MotherTeresa

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50 years ago (1970.10.25): Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, who were killed in the 16th and 17th centuries, were canonised

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600 years ago (1415-07-04): Pope Gregory XII resigned voluntarily, ending the Western Schism http://t.co/ZzaLVyx5Dy http://t.co/75VNpj1e5O

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Bishop John Wilson (50), Titular Bishop of Lindisfarne and Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster @RCWestminster , is promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Southwark (England) @RC_Southwark

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The Apostolic Penitentiary grants a plenary indulgence to those who are quarantined and take part in Mass, rosary, Via Crucis or other devotions through the media, under the usual conditions and with the will to receive communion and confession asap

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Thank you, and see you again soon, Pope Benedict XVI

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#OnThisDay 80 years ago (1941.08.14), St. Maximilian Kolbe, Conventual Franciscan priest, volunteered to be executed and died as a martyr in the Auschwitz concentration camp, Poland 🇵🇱

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#OnThisDay 75 years ago (1946.04.11), the Catholic hierarchy in China 🇨🇳 was established, with 20 metropolitan archdioceses and 78 dioceses

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Pope John Paul I (Albino Luciani 🇮🇹), the 263ʳᵈ Roman Pontiff, is beatified

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#OnThisDay 40 years ago (1984.03.25), Pope John Paul II consecrated the world (and Russia) to the Immaculate Heart of Mary 🇷🇺

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Bishop Ovide Charlebois, O.M.I., former Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin (Canada), is declared Venerable

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#OnThisDay 8 years ago (2013.02.28), Pope Benedict XVI resigned from the Petrine office 😢

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The National Shrine of Our Lady in Walsingham, England, is raised to the dignity of minor basilica

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#OnThisDay 25 years ago (1996.05.12), Cardinal Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Archbishop of Milano, was beatified

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GCatholic has been tweeting Church news for 13 years #MyTwitterAnniversary

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Fr. Vincent Kirabo (60) is elected Bishop of Hoima (Uganda):

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Pope Francis has named 17 prelates to be created cardinals on November 19:

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We love you and we miss you, Pope emeritus! http://t.co/K4Keb3Tkkp

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#OnThisDay 60 years ago (1961.05.11), Blessed Vincent L'Hénoret, French Oblate @omiworld priest 🇫🇷, was martyred at Vientiane, Laos 🇱🇦

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Christus resurréxit! 🕯️ Happy Easter! Buona Pasqua! Joyeuses Pâques! ¡Felices Pascuas! Boa Páscoa! Fröhliche Ostern! Wesołych Świąt Wielkanocnych! Maligayang Pasko ng pagkabuhay! Chúc mừng lễ phục sinh! 復活節快樂！ فصح سعيد Χριστός ανέστη! Resurréxit vere!

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Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty (1892-1975), former Archbishop of Esztergom and Primate of Hungary, is declared Venerable

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Happy 2020! Here are 100 of the 750 churches I visited last year in 5 continents. How many have you been to?

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#PopeFrancis again greets Pope Benedict before venerating the altar and leaving http://t.co/SzYExj5BSl

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Happy 88th birthday to our Pope emeritus!

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217 Cardinals remain in the College of Cardinals, with 121 electors

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The new cardinals make the profession of faith

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Note on distribution of ashes in time of pandemic by Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

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Archbishop Stephen Sulyk, Metropolitan emeritus of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA), dies at 95

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Bishop Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez, Bishop of Houma–Thibodaux (USA 🇺🇸), dies at 63

Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux, USA 🇺🇸

It has been vacant since 2024.01 when Bishop Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez died.

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#OnThisDay 400 years ago (1622.06.22), Propaganda Fide 🇻🇦 (now Dicastery for Evangelisation) was established by Pope Gregory XV

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#OnThisDay 25 years ago (1996.05.21), Blessed Christian de Chergé, Luc Dochier, Paul Favre-Miville, Michel Fleury, Christophe Lebreton, Bruno Lemarchand and Célestin Ringeard, French Trappists 🇫🇷, were martyred in Algeria 🇩🇿

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#OnThisDay 700 years ago (1321.09.14), Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, writer and philosopher best known for writing “Divine Comedy”, died at Ravenna

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100 years ago (1917.05.27): Pope Benedict XV promulgated the Code of Canon Law

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With the promotion of the 8 Cardinals to the Order of Cardinal Priests, here is the order of precedence of the 223 Cardinals

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2020 was the year with the most deaths of bishops in history, with 178 deceased bishops

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All parish churches in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 are now listed on GCatholic

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Carlo Acutis (1991-2006), London-born teenager best known for documenting Eucharistic miracles around the world and cataloguing them all onto a website, is beatified at Assisi

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Each new cardinal makes the oath of fidelity according to this formula

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On 31 December 2022, I was still awake 4:37 am (I'm almost always asleep by this time) and saw the news on #Twitter about the death of Pope Benedict, 3 minutes after the first post on Twitter about the news and 1 minute after the Holy See Press Office tweeted

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#Synod15 has concluded!

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90 years ago (1930.06.29): 8 Canadian/American martyrs were canonized by Pope Pius XI

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