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Pope Francis greets the elderly priest-residents of Casa San Gaetano in Rome on June 17, 2016. Vatican Media.

Vatican Offers Plenary Indulgence for Visiting the Elderly on Grandparents’ Day on July 24

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The 2nd World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will take place on July 24.

Pope Francis goes to confession during a penance service in St. Peter's Basilica on March 25, 2022. Vatican Media.

In Confession, Priest to Always Have “as goal universal call to holiness”: Pope Francis

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Pope Francis spoke to around 800 priests and seminarians at the end of a course on the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary. Credit: PersiGianluigi (public domain).). null

As Christmas Approaches, Priests Should Emphasize That Confession Can Heal, Cardinal Says

Dec 11, 2021

Sacramental confession has healing abilities that priests should especially emphasize to help bring God’s love and consolation to a world damaged by two years of the coronavirus pandemic. That is the advice for confessors from Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, who stressed the urgency of their work for humanity.

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Vatican Offers Plenary Indulgence for Visiting the Elderly on Grandparents’ Day on July 24

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As Christmas Approaches, Priests Should Emphasize That Confession Can Heal, Cardinal Says

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