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the Vatican hosted its first International Summit on Children’s Rights
which Pope Francis called an “open observatory” for children’s protection in an attempt to showcase “the reality of childhood throughout the world
a childhood that is unfortunately often hurt
denied.” In this week’s episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen and Gerry dive into the goals of the summit and unpack Pope Francis’ plan to write a papal document dedicated to children
described as an attempt “to give continuity to this commitment and promote it throughout the church.”
Colleen and Gerry discuss Pope Francis’ call for a common date for Easter among all Christian Churches in 2025
which he announced during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity from Jan
the churches will share a common date this year on Apr
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Inside the Vatican is a podcast that goes behind the headlines of the biggest Vatican news stories with hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell
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