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Pope Francis during a general audience. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

A Long Friendship and Unforgettable Hug: The Day Pope Francis Forgot He Was Pope

Apr 30, 2025

The face of Brother Juan of the Community of the Lamb went viral last week in a video recalling an emotion-laden moment with Pope Francis in Rome.

Pope Francis with Father Daniel Pellizzon, who was appointed the pope's personal secretary July 17, 2023. | Credit: Portal Encamino - Archbishopric of Buenos Aires

Argentine Priest is Pope Francis’ New Personal Secretary

Jul 19, 2023

Archbishop Jorge García Cuerva of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 17 announced that Pope Francis has appointed a priest from the Buenos Aires Archdiocese, Father Daniel Pellizzon, 40, to act as his personal secretary. Pellizzon will replace Father Gonzalo Aemilius in the position.

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At SIGNIS Africa Conference, Catholic Bishop Advocates for Inclusion of “visual literacy” in Catechesis Programs

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Align Apostolates, Ministries “with evolving needs of society”: Association Leader to Catholic Sisters in Africa

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“Women’s health?” It's Abortion: Africa’s Catholic Activists Want Reproductive Healthcare Bill in Sierra Leone Rejected

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Sr. Jane Wakahiu, the Associate Vice President of Program Operations and Head of Catholic Sisters Initiative at Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, at a research symposium in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Sisters in Africa Engaged in Research Urged to Stay on Top of Trends Likely to Affect Religious Life

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“Women’s health?” It's Abortion: Africa’s Catholic Activists Want Reproductive Healthcare Bill in Sierra Leone Rejected

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Zambia’s Catholic Bishops Eulogize Former President for His “last task of assuring peaceful transition of power”

A general view shows a damaged building at the site where Air India flight 171 crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. / Credit: SAM PANTHAKY/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Leo XIV, Catholic Bishops in India Mourn Crash of Airliner that Killed Hundreds

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Blessed Carlo Acutis to Be Canonized alongside Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati on September 7

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Pope Leo XIV meets with priests of Rome in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Thursday, June 12, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome’s Priests Look for Leadership from Their New Bishop, Pope Leo XIV

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