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VATICAN CITY — Lent is a time to remove all distractions and bitterness from one's life in order to better hear God and those who suffer silently and need help, Pope Francis said.
As the world watched news accounts of Australian bushfires engulfing more than 12 million acres of land from the end of 2019 into early 2020, sixth-graders at St. James Catholic School in Falls Church were studying aboriginal Australians in social studies class with Maureen St. Pierre, and creating pre-language symbolic art with teacher Daniela Shumate.
Christians should follow the example of Jesus in the desert by never trying to dialogue with the devil when tempted, Pope Francis said.
The Rite of Election is held for those preparing to enter the church at Easter.
As the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in Europe continued to grow, the French Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes announced that pilgrims were still welcome, but the pools the sick bathe in hoping for healing would be closed temporarily.
Regular Massgoers in some parts of the country have been tracked using cellphone location data by at least one organization looking to turn out voters to support specific political candidates.
Obituaries of Virgil C. Dechant, former Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus who died peacefully Feb. 16 at his home in Leawood, Kan., were factually correct but superficial. Dechant was a much larger man, with far more influence on the church, than the mere listing of dates, offices held, and honors bestowed can suggest.
Pope Francis did not attend a traditional penitential service with priests of the Diocese of Rome due to a mild cold, the Vatican said.
Pope Francis has appointed Father Ramon Bejarano, a priest of the Diocese of Stockton, California, to be an auxiliary bishop of San Diego.
