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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican has published new norms for the church to discern alleged supernatural phenomena, such as Marian apparitions and mystical visions, which streamline the discernment process for bishops, allow the Vatican to avoid making definitive judgments on the authenticity of the events and reaffirm that Catholics are not obliged to believe…

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis supports the steps taken by California to halt the use of the death penalty, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said. Newsom told Catholic News Service that during their meeting May 16, the pope “immediately brought up the issue of the death penalty.” The governor said that during their exchange the…

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While it is easy for people to love what is good and beautiful or to be generous and heroic for an ideal, Pope Francis said Christian love embraces what is not lovable, it offers forgiveness and blesses one’s enemies. This “greater love,” which comes from God, “drives us where humanly we…

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The elderly must not be accused of saddling younger generations with their medical expenses and pensions — a notion which foments intergenerational conflict and drives older people into isolation, Pope Francis said. “The accusation that the elderly ‘rob the young of their future’ is nowadays present everywhere,” the pope wrote in…

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pilgrims passing through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica during the Holy Year 2025, going to confession, receiving Communion and praying for the intentions of the pope can receive an indulgence, but so can inmates in prison and those who work to defend human life or assist migrants and refugees.…

This release has been edited to include the National Review Board’s update to the bishops on the plenary agenda.   WASHINGTON – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will gather for the 2024 Spring Plenary Assembly in Louisville, Kentucky, June 12-14. The public sessions on June 13 and 14 will be livestreamed on…