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Catholic Chaplaincy at the University of Kent in England. (Credit: Archdiocese of Southwark.)

Chaplain at British university uses Eucharistic Adoration to grow Church

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Pope Francis appears at a window of the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he was treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia. (Credit: Riccardo De Luca/AP.)

Pope continues to improve, but Easter plans still unclear

Mar 28
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The Palacio Legislativo in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

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Sentani International Airport in Jayapura is the principal point of entry to Papua. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

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Pope Francis appears at a window of the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he was treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia. (Credit: Riccardo De Luca/AP.)

Pope continues to improve, but Easter plans still unclear

Mar 28
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