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- Vatican: Seafarers deserve ‘esteem and gratitude’ during pandemic
  
  The Vatican is highlighting the plight of maritime workers during the pandemic, saying bans on shore leave are severely stressing crews stuck aboard ship, some to the point of suicide.
  
  Pope Francis ‘pained’ by decision to turn Hagia Sophia into mosque
  
  Pope Francis Sunday broke his silence on the decision to revert Turkey's famed Hagia Sophia into a mosque, saying he is 'pained' by the ruling.
  
  Pope names Draghi, ex-head of European Central Bank to panel
  
  Mario Draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank, has been appointed by Pope Francis to a Vatican advisory panel, the Holy See said on Friday.
  
  Pope sends message to Argentine slum priests sick with coronavirus
  
  Pope Francis has sent a short video to a group of priests serving in Argentina's slums ensuring them of his prayers for three members of the community who are currently infected with the COVID-19...
  
  Vatican: More must be done to protect rights, dignity of refugees
  
  The international community must increase its efforts to help protect the lives of refugees, who are often exploited instead of being protected, a Vatican official said.
National Catholic Register
- For the Next Three Sundays, the Gospels Teach of the Kingdom
  
  By John Grondelski | For the next three Sundays, the Church’s Gospel will tap Chapter 13 of St. Matthew, which contains five parables about the Kingdom of Heaven. (Matthew, as a devout Jew, prefers...
  
  The Holy Lives and Passions of Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin
  
  By Susanna Spencer | They passed each other on a bridge one spring day — a distinguished, reserved, hardworking watchmaker who had tried and failed to become a monk and a lovely, intelligent...
  
  Arrest Made in Florida Catholic Church Burning
  
  By Catholic News Agency | OCALA, Fl. — A Florida man has been arrested after he reportedly admitted to crashing a minivan into a Catholic Church and then setting it on fire. Stephen Anthony...
  
  Pope Francis Expresses Sadness After Hagia Sophia is Declared a Mosque
  
  By Catholic News Agency | VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis expressed his sadness Sunday after Turkey’s decision to convert the former Byzantine cathedral of Hagia Sophia back into a mosque. In...
  
  First Freedom Prevails: 2 Supreme Court Decisions Draw Clear Line Defending Liberty
  
  By Michael Warsaw | Religious liberty has won the day, at least for now. In two separate 7-2 decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed the rights of religious schools to govern themselves...