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April 4, 2019

Toronto students connect with old Church in Europe

Students from Chaminade College School pose inside of the Colosseum in Rome. Seventeen students spent their March break visting churches and historical sites across Europe.

Jacob Boodoo hadn’t set foot on a plane since he was two years old so boarding a flight to Europe during March break was already an adventure for the 16-year-old.

Published in Youth Speak News
September 12, 2016

Pope gives confirmation sacrament to gravely ill teen

Pope Francis greets Giuseppe Chiolo, 16, in St. Peter's Square during a Year of Mercy general audience at the Vatican Sept. 10. The pope administered the sacrament of confirmation to the young man, who is being treated in the oncology ward of a Florence hospital.

VATICAN CITY – In a brief outdoor ceremony, Pope Francis administered the sacrament of confirmation to 16-year-old Giuseppe Chiolo, who had come to the Vatican by ambulance from Florence.

Published in Faith
November 10, 2015

To help people, church must be in touch with 'reality,' Pope says

Pope Francis gestures during a meeting with bishops Nov. 10 in the Duomo, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy.

FLORENCE, Italy - If God and his word are to help people, Christians have to be in touch with what is really happening in people's lives, Pope Francis said during an afternoon Mass.

Published in Vatican