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[John 6:67] St. Peter answered ... as given by St. Paul. Confessing ones sins in preparation would not be necessary, if the Eucharist were not a sacrifice or merely a symbol of Christ.

A prophecy from a medieval saint seems to suggest that Pope Francis might be the final pope. But then what happens next?

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'Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not thy merciful ears to our prayer; but spare us, Lord most holy, O God ...

An increasing number of women are finding inspiration and solace in iconography, Abigail Frymann Rouch discovers ...

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King Charles and Queen Camilla attended a State Banquet at the Palazzo Quirinale in Italy, hosted by the country's president ...