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News from the Vatican
- Bishops begin ‘ad limina’ visit with prayers for strength, renewal
  
  The bishops of California, Nevada and Hawaii brought their prayers and the prayers of their people to the tomb of St. Peter, asking God to strengthen and renew them in their faith.
- Cardinals Re, Sandri elected to top posts in College of Cardinals
  
  Pope Francis has approved the election of Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re as dean of the College of Cardinals and of Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri as the subdean.
- Church needs ‘evangelizing spouses’ to fulfill its mission, pope says
  
  If many Catholics marry today without fully understanding the permanence of their bond and the grace of the sacrament, it partly is the fault of bishops and priests who did not give them the best...
- Looking East: Book on celibacy barely acknowledges Eastern tradition
  
  The controversy surrounding retired Pope Benedict XVI's contribution to a new book on priestly celibacy demonstrates just how much both substance and appearances matter.
- Pope on Holocaust atrocities: Let’s all say never again
  
  Pope Francis is inviting prayers and reflection about the “atrocity” of the Holocaust, urging people to vow in their heart “never again.”