New Year’s Eve celebrates St. Silvester – the 4th-century pope whose legend shaped ideas of church and state
On Dec. 31, while many people are preparing for their New Years Eve parties, some Roman Catholic Christians will also mark ...
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Pope creates 21 cardinals, many of them reformers in their own right, to carry out his reform plans
Francis, who is technically bishop of Rome, has been conducting a years-long reorganization of the Rome diocese and its pontifical universities. Reina – who is also grand chancellor of the pre-eminent ...
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Gregory Dialogos, Bishop of Rome
It is also from him that Gregorian Chant takes its name; the chanting he had heard at Constantinople had deeply impressed him, and he imported many elements of it into the ecclesiastical chant of Rome ...
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Pope Francis installs 21 new cardinals, many key figures in his reform agenda
Francis, who is technically bishop of Rome, has been conducting a years-long reorganization of the Rome diocese and its pontifical universities. Reina – who is also grand chancellor of the pre ...
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Sixtus of Athens, Bishop of Rome
This Sixtus is known as "Sixtus II" (pope from 257 to 258) and was martyred prior to St. Laurence, who is commemorated on August 10, during the persecution of Christians by the Emperor Valerian. The ...
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St. Clement of Rome
Lived in the 1st century A.D. Died 100 A.D. He is believed to have been the fourth bishop of Rome and served during the last decade of the first century. Around 96, he sent a letter from the ...
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Bishop says even his efforts to denounce abuse, cover-up fell on deaf ears
A Peruvian bishop who left his community, currently under Vatican investigation, after being sexually abused by several ...
St. Joseph Parish Wins Appeal In Rome, Will Remain Standalone Parish
JOLIET — In a giant setback for Diocese of Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks, Roman Catholic Church leaders in Vatican City have ...
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Pope Creates 21 Cardinals, Many of Them Reformers in Their Own Right, to Carry Out His Reform Plans
Francis, who is technically bishop of Rome, has been conducting a years-long reorganization of the Rome diocese and its pontifical universities. Reina – who is also grand chancellor of the pre ...
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Pope creates 21 cardinals, many of them reformers in their own right, to carry out his reform plans
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