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Pope plans Pentecost celebrations with charismatics and Pentecostals

The event will mark the 50th anniversary of what became the Catholic Charismatic Renewal

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Pope Francis: God's tenderness can soften the hardest hearts

Those with hard hearts 'do not know that the Word became flesh', the pontiff said

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Egyptian Catholics: papal trip was 'morale boost' after Palm Sunday massacre

Pope Francis said the country has a special role to play in 'vanquishing all violence and terrorism'

New head of Knights of Malta to lead reform efforts

Fra' Giacomo Dalla Torre will work on constitutional reform 'that will address potential institutional weaknesses'

Junno Arocho Esteves

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The Knights of Malta have done the Vatican's bidding - and the stage is set for a power grab

Many see the push for 'reform' as a way for one small group to seize control from another

Pope appeals to Venezuelans: do all you can to avoid further violence

Pope Francis expressed frustration that Vatican-sponsored negotiations to resolve the country's political impasse had not succeeded

Associated Press

'We are gift, so how should we act?' What I learned at a Theology of the Body course

I and other participants were fascinated by the profundity of John Paul's teaching

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