2016 ⟶ Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill Sign Ecumenical Declaration in Cuba

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🕊️ Second Vatican Council Concludes

December 8: Second Vatican Council is closed by Pope Paul VI.⟶
Second Vatican Council Concludes (1965)
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🤝 Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill Sign Ecumenical Declaration in Cuba

Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill sign the Ecumenical Declaration.⟶
Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill Sign Ecumenical Declaration in Cuba (2016)
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🙏 Pope Francis Canonizes Fátima Seers Jacinta and Francisco Marto

May 13: Pope Francis canonizes Jacinta and Francisco Marto, two of the three Fátima children who reported seeing the Virgin Mary in the spring and summer of 1917.⟶
Pope Francis Canonizes Fátima Seers Jacinta and Francisco Marto (2017)
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⚖️ Pope Francis Abolishes Pontifical Secrecy in Sex Abuse Cases

Pope Francis abolishes pontifical secrecy in sex abuse cases.⟶
Pope Francis Abolishes Pontifical Secrecy in Sex Abuse Cases (2019)
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🙏 Catholic Church Issues Fiducia supplicans on Blessings for Couples

December 18: Catholic Church releases Fiducia supplicans.⟶
Catholic Church Issues Fiducia supplicans on Blessings for Couples (2023)
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