VATICAN CITY (CNS) Ready to return to South Sudan after nearly a year of recovery from being shot in the legs, Bishop-designate Christian Carlassare of Rumbek met with Pope Francis.
Pope Francis will consecrate both countries to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in St. Peter s Basilica and a cardinal will carry out a similar consecration in Fatima, Portugal. Mary appeared there in 1917 requesting Russia s consecration.
Amemorial in Ottawa, Canada, in tribute to 215 indigenous children whose remains were found in unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, June 1, 2021. / meandering images/Shutterstock
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