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Pope Francis greets police officers before entering the Vatican after being discharged from Rome's Gemelli hospital following his recovery from colon surgery in this screengrab taken from a video July 14, 2021. (CNS photo/Cristiano Corvino, Reuters TV screengrab)

Pope released from hospital, prays at Rome basilica

July 14, 2021

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Pope Francis gives a rosary to a member of the medical staff at Gemelli hospital in Rome July 11, 2021, as he recovers following scheduled colon surgery. Earlier the pope led the Angelus from a balcony at the hospital. (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters)

Pope to remain in hospital 'a few more days,' Vatican says

July 13, 2021

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The dress worn by actor Judy Garland in the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz" is seen at The Catholic University of America in Washington July 7, 2021. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Iconic Dorothy dress has been there 'all along' at Catholic University

July 12, 2021

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A stained-glass window at Holy Cross Catholic Church in East Bernard, Texas, depicts a symbol for Catholic seafarers. In a message for Sea Sunday July 11, the Vatican is calling for much greater protection for seafarers, who are responsible for handling 90% of the goods traded around the world. (CNS photo/Janet Jones, The Catholic Lighthouse)

Vatican thanks seafarers, appeals for respect for their rights

July 12, 2021

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Father JaVan Saxon

Father JaVan Saxon, 71, dies in Laurinburg

July 12, 2021

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Florida Catholics find comfort in rosary as search continues amid rubble

Florida Catholics find comfort in rosary as search continues amid rubble

July 09, 2021

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This is a view outside Gemelli hospital in Rome where Pope Francis had a prescheduled colon surgery July 4, 2021. Pope Francis' recovery from colon surgery continues to go well, the Vatican said. (CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)

After fever subsides, pope undergoes scans that rule out infection

July 08, 2021

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Retirement Fund for Religious

Diocesan faithful thanked for contributions supporting retired religious

July 07, 2021

Diocesan News

Elizabeth Ann Bayley, the future Mother Seton and future saint, was 19 when she married William Magee Seton, 25, a scion of a wealthy New York family and a prosperous young businessman. The couple had five children. William died in 1803 in Italy, and two years later Elizabeth became a Catholic. In 1809, she founded the U.S. Sisters of Charity in Emmitsburg, Md. (CNS photo/The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton)

Though short-lived, saint’s marriage offers couples lessons in love, trust

July 06, 2021

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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is seen at the Justice Department in Washington June 15, 2021. (CNS photo/Win McNamee, Pool via Reuters)

Activists see temporary stop of federal executions as a starting point

July 06, 2021

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