6 a.m. 5 p.m. Stations of the Cross on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday at 5:15 p.m. 6 a.m. Noon (Stations of the Cross prayed before Mass at 11:30 a.m.) 6 p.m. Blessed Sacrament Chapel hours are ...

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Lastly, the pope may also convene an extraordinary consistory, which is “held when particular needs of the Church or the study of highly important matters require it”, during which “all card ...

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