Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:32:37 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Virus can’t stop landmark birthday /item/31501-virus-can-t-stop-landmark-birthday /item/31501-virus-can-t-stop-landmark-birthday

Stuck in quarantine, Eleanor MurphyöÏÓãÊÓƵapp 100th birthday party wasn’t exactly the one she had hoped for, but it was one her family will cherish.

]]> Canada Sat, 25 Apr 2020 07:30:00 -0400 Pope Francis celebrates 82nd birthday with pediatric patients /home/international/item/28632-pope-francis-celebrates-82nd-birthday-with-pediatric-patients /home/international/item/28632-pope-francis-celebrates-82nd-birthday-with-pediatric-patients VATICAN – If the Holy Family lived in Rome and the baby Jesus had a cold or flu, Mary and Joseph certainly would bring him to the Vatican pediatric clinic for help, Pope Francis said.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 17 Dec 2018 09:11:21 -0500 Pope sends birthday greetings to Latin American theologian, liberation theology co-founder /home/international/item/27522-pope-sends-birthday-greetings-to-latin-american-theologian-liberation-theology-co-founder /home/international/item/27522-pope-sends-birthday-greetings-to-latin-american-theologian-liberation-theology-co-founder VATICAN – Pope Francis wished a happy 90th birthday to the "father of liberation theology" and thanked him for his contributions to the Catholic Church and his love for the poor.
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VATICAN CITY – The Vatican stamp and coin office has big plans for early May: the release of stamps marking retired Pope Benedict XVI's 90th birthday and important events in the life of the church spanning almost 2,000 years.

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VATICAN CITY – Before he was elected Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger once wrote that he was grateful for being born on a day that fell during the church's most intense liturgical season.

]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Faith Sun, 09 Apr 2017 15:00:00 -0400 This is how Pope Francis will celebrate his 80th birthday /faith/item/23833-this-is-how-pope-francis-will-celebrate-his-80th-birthday /faith/item/23833-this-is-how-pope-francis-will-celebrate-his-80th-birthday

VATICAN CITY – On Saturday, Dec. 17, Pope Francis will celebrate his 80th birthday, which he will spend doing what he normally does: offering Mass and meeting with various heads of State and members of the Roman Curia.

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis marked his 78th birthday by giving hundreds of sleeping bags to the homeless in Rome, Vatican officials said Dec. 18.

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