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Pope Leo XIV: What we know already (and what we can expect)

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Pope Francis hears a man's confession during a Lenten penance service March 8, 2024, at the parish of St. Pius V in Rome. (Credit: Lola Gomez/CNS.)

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Oct 22, 2022
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Mar 25, 2022
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Cardinal De Magistris, dedicated to offering reconciliation, dies

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Vatican extends traditional All Souls’ Day indulgences

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Plenary indulgence granted to post-pandemic pilgrims in Italy

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Vatican says general absolution still permissible during pandemic

Mar 12, 2021
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Cardinal upholds ‘probable invalidity’ of confession by phone

Dec 7, 2020
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Vatican extends time to obtain full indulgences for souls in purgatory

Oct 23, 2020
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Pope Leo XIV: What we know already (and what we can expect)

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