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Pope Francis and President Biden to meet Oct. 29

WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will have an audience with Pope Francis Oct. 29, the day before the G20 Leaders’ Summit starts in Rome, ...

In union with Pope Francis, Rochester Diocese opens Synod

ROCHESTER — In union with Pope Francis, Bishop Salvatore R. Matano opened the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops Oct. 10 during the regularly scheduled 11:15 a.m. Mass ...

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How Rochester Diocese’s Catholics ...

Cross bearer Paul Conley waits to process into the cathedral at the start of the Respect Life Sunday Mass.

Rochester Mass begins Respect Life ...

A man spreads water over grave stones.

Mass commemorates Holy Sepulchre Cemetery’...

A Keystone Club Pipes and Drums member is seen following the Mass.

Bishop Matano memorializes 9/11, honors first ...

A student at St. Mary School in Canandaigua gets off the bus for the first day of classes Sept. 9.

Students at Rochester Diocese schools ...

A older couple holds hands

Diocese of Rochester couples renew ...

Multimedia project details 2021 ordinations

Brian Mizzoni pledges his obedience to Bishop Matano and his successors.

Bishop Matano ordains two deacons ...

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How Rochester Diocese’s Catholics can confront city violence

Respect Life

The Christ Child section of Rochester’s Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, reserved for infant loss and the unborn, is seen Sept. 28.

Ministry aids Catholic mothers grieving miscarriage, infant loss

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Aiden Nasca prays the rosary during a Oct. 13, 2019 Rosary Coast to Coast rally at Rochester's Holy Cross Church.

Bishop discusses Respect Life Month, rosary & synod preparation

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2021-22 Catholic Ministries Appeal adds ‘green’ elements

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John Zaepfel browses books at a vendor stand at the first-annual ExultRochester Catholic Men’s Conference at St. Jude the Apostle Church May 16, 2015. (Courier file photo)

Catholic men’s conference returns with in-person format

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As masked women stand in the background, an elderly woman with clenched fists raised in the air speaks into microphones attached to a podium bearing a “Women’s Health Protection Act” sign. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Sept. 24 about the Women’s Health Protection Act, which establishes a legal right to abortion in all 50 states under federal law. The measure passed in a 218-211 vote. (CNS photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

NY bishops oppose federal bill to codify ‘Roe v. Wade’

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