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Francis’ papacy honored Latin American Catholics killed for their social justice work, a theologian explains – and Leo may ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Eastern-rite Catholics accept the authority of the pope but have many of their own rituals and liturgy.

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Desperation is a spiritual gift, and so it gives you a chance to experiment with things that, you know, 10 years ago were off ...