Pope thanks well-wishers for prayers; Vatican says recovery going smoothly
ROME (CNS) -- Pope Francis has thanked people for their prayers and many messages of support and affection, said Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican...
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France knife attack sign of violence in society, bishop says
(OSV News) – Calling on Catholics to pray for the victims of a stabbing at a local playground, French Bishop Yves Le Saux of Annecy said the horrific...
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Survey: permanent deacon numbers in U.S. expected 'to remain stable' but continue slow decline
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Results of an annual survey on the permanent diaconate of the U.S. Catholic Church show the estimated number of deacons in active...
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Pew: Online worship still satisfying, but in-person worship now more popular
(OSV News) -- A new study indicates Americans are pleased with virtual religious services, but more prefer to attend in person now that the COVID-19 public...
Read MoreUPDATE: Pope on liquid diet, calls mother of baby he baptized in March
ROME (CNS) -- Among the many messages Pope Francis has been getting over the course of his first full day recovering from abdominal surgery at Rome's Gemelli...
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SECOND UPDATE: Dodgers' faith night 'not enough' to address controversy over LGBTQ+ group, anti-Catholic concerns
(OSV News) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers' decision to host a July 30 Christian Faith and Family Day does not allay concerns and outrage over the team's plans...
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Vexing vexillology: Even the Vatican gets its flag wrong
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The flag of Vatican City, yellow and white with crossed keys under the papal tiara, is incorrect in many emojis, flying outside...
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Amid war, Basilian sisters are 'praying, healing, life-giving presence in world,' says superior
JENKINTOWN, Pa. (OSV News) -- Amid the war in Ukraine, Basilian sisters strive "to be a praying, healing and life-giving presence in this world," Mother...
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Ukrainian religious scholars provide advice to British experts collecting evidence of Russian crimes for trial in The Hague
LVIV, Ukraine (OSV News) -- Leading forensic experts at the British University of Exeter are collecting evidence and testimonies of Russian war crimes...
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Pope asks Catholics to welcome everyone, create communion
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Holy Spirit invites the faithful to share in God's love and to make the church a loving home whose door is open to everyone,...
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With parts of Corpus Christi processions restricted and priests arrested, conditions harden for Belarus Catholics
OSV News) -- A Catholic parish priest accused of "offending state authorities" in Belarus said he understood the hardships facing prisoners of conscience...
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Nicaraguan regime freezes bank accounts of dioceses nationwide in another wave of church persecution
(OSV News) -- Nicaragua has frozen the bank accounts of dioceses nationwide as the regime of President Daniel Ortega escalates its persecution of the Catholic...
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Trip to Uvalde, Texas, leaves Capitol Hill pastor 'still processing' how deep community's trauma remains
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- In one sense, priests are no different from other people. They feel the need to step away from the typical routine for a few days...
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Pope to hear confessions, eat lunch with young people, at World Youth Day
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis will have nine events with young people, including hearing their confessions and eating lunch with them, during his...
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Archdiocese's last COVID measure to be lifted on Corpus Christi, marking end of pandemic era
BRAINTREE -- The last of the Archdiocese of Boston's many pandemic-related safety measures is being lifted this weekend, just in time for one of the...
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Nursing home residents prepare food for the hungry
LYNN -- For decades, Michael Kwiatek has volunteered at Phillips Manor nursing home in Lynn and My Brother's Table, the largest soup kitchen on the...
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From Cardinal Seán's blog
This past week, I was in Rome for activities concerning the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. In addition to meetings of the executive...
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TV film fare -- week of June 18, 2023
NEW YORK (OSV News) -- The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of June 18. Please note that televised...
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TV program notes -- week of June 18, 2023
NEW YORK (OSV News) -- Here are some television program notes for the week of June 18, with their TV Parental Guidelines ratings if available. They have...
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
NEW YORK (OSV News) – By now, a new Transformers film is a comfortable visit with old robot pals. One settles in, accordingly, for the wisecracks and...
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Pope Francis undergoes successful three-hour surgery for hernia
ROME (CNS) -- Pope Francis was conscious and alert after a three-hour abdominal surgery that was performed "without complications" to treat a hernia, the...
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Pope to undergo surgery for hernia, expected to remain in hospital
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis was scheduled to undergo surgery at Rome's Gemelli hospital June 7 to treat a hernia that had developed at an incision...
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Pope plans to write document dedicated to St. Thérèse of Lisieux
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Individuals become Christian because they have been touched by Christ's love, not because they have been convinced or coerced by...
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Pro-life activists mark Dobbs' first anniversary, advocate for more pregnancy support
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Prior to the first anniversary of a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its prior abortion precedent, pro-life...
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Archbishop Cordileone: 'We will make our voices heard' after Serra statue vandalism charges downgraded
(OSV News) -- San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said he is "disturbed but not surprised" that charges against vandals who toppled a saint's...
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Vatican bank reports increased profit in 2022, recovery of stolen funds
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Institute for the Works of Religion, often referred to as the Vatican bank, made a net profit of 29.6 million euros (about $31.6...
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Papal envoy meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv amid destruction of critical dam that flooded south of country
LVIV, Ukraine (OSV News) -- Pope Francis' peace envoy to Ukraine, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, was finishing his two-day visit to Ukraine June 6. He met President...
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Pope returns to hospital for medical checkup
ROME (CNS) -- Pope Francis returned to the hospital for a brief medical checkup June 6, the Vatican said. In a statement to journalists, Matteo Bruni,...
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Gov. Abbott signs Texas bill banning some transgender surgeries or hormonal interventions for minors
(OSV News) -- Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation June 3 banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures in Texas...
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Missouri-based network connects abortion survivors worldwide
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (OSV News) -- Melissa Ohden said she never planned to start an organization. Ohden, who joined the Catholic Church in 2014, belongs to...
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Pope: Quick change of course necessary to beat climate change
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A faster change of course away from today's throwaway culture and toward greater care for the common good is necessary to ensure...
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Pope names Australian, American, Chinese scholars to papal academy
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis named Tracey Rowland, an Australian theologian; Justin Farrell, a U.S. sociologist; and Tongdong Bai, a Chinese philosopher,...
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Pope prays for Indian train crash victims during Angelus; Indian officials lower death toll to at least 275
BALASORE, India (OSV News) -- Government authorities June 4 were working to get rail services back in operation in the district of Balasore after the deadliest...
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Act of reparation performed on altar of St. Peter's Basilica
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica, celebrated a penitential rite at the basilica's main altar June 3 after...
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Miami, Denver, Vegas archbishops bet on NHL, NBA finals; stone crabs, cigars, steaks, whiskey at stake
MIAMI (OSV News) -- Two teams in championship contention mean two friendly wagers between bishops, in this case Miami's Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski and...
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Newark cardinal: Americans should exercise 'voluntary self-restraint' on gun ownership for common good
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark recently published a letter calling on Americans to voluntary "self-restraint" on gun ownership...
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Dodgers' faith night 'not enough' to address controversy over LGBTQ+ group, anti-Catholic concerns
(OSV News) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers' decision to host a July 30 Christian Faith and Family Day does not allay concerns and outrage over the team's plans...
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Pope names Cardinal Farrell next head of Vatican City high court
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has named U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, to be the next president...
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Pope has named two-thirds of cardinals eligible to elect his successor
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, the retired archbishop of Naples, celebrated his 80th birthday June 2 and, consequently, became ineligible...
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Texas bishop dismisses religious superior from Carmelite order, alleging sexual sin, which she denies
(OSV News) -- Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, has dismissed a religious superior from the Carmelite order after finding her guilty of violating...
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Nevada's Catholic governor who campaigned as 'pro-life' signs some abortion protections into law
(OSV News) -- Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Catholic who campaigned on a pro-life stance, signed legislation in May granting some protections for those who...
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Dodgers' faith night 'not enough' to address controversy over anti-Catholic concerns
(OSV News) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers' decision to host a July 30 Christian Faith and Family Day does not allay concerns and outrage over the team's plans...
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Bishop Reed: 'I watch the dads in my parish very closely'
Bishop Robert P. Reed is an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston, pastor of St. Patrick and Sacred Heart parishes in Watertown, Massachusetts,...
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Knights' film on chaplain's faith, heroism traces how his remains were returned home 70 years after his death
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (OSV News) -- A short documentary just released by the Knights of Columbus highlights the life, ministry and selfless service of Father...
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Shia LaBeouf: 'I fell in love with Christ' to portray Padre Pio on screen
(OSV News) -- A film making its U.S. debut recounts the life of a beloved 20th-century saint -- and the movie's star told OSV News he "fell in love with...
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New head of bishops' anti-racism committee praises investigations into racist histories, champions Black Catholic saint causes
(OSV News) -- Ahead of the U.S. bishops' meeting in Orlando, Florida, June 14-16, Bishop Joseph N. Perry said that new investigations by church institutions...
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Despite growing use, abortion pill not 'safer than Tylenol' and carries serious risks, including trauma of flushing a baby down the toilet, pro-life experts say
(OSV News) -- More than 20 years ago, Toni McFadden took the abortion pill to end her pregnancy. She was a high school senior, the "good girl" in her family,...
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Those with political power must be 'servants' to citizens, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The greatest way of life is serving others, and those in political power must see themselves as servants, too, Pope Francis said. "Yet,...
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Thousands flock to Missouri for 'electrifying' visit to nun's apparently incorrupt body over Memorial Day weekend
GOWER, Mo. (OSV News) -- Thousands flocked to a rural Missouri monastery over the Memorial Day weekend to venerate the apparently incorrupt body of a Benedictine...
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Experts hail U.S. surgeon general's social media warning for youth mental health
(OSV News) -- For parents still wondering if social media can be harmful to their children's mental health, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy had a...
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Procession, Mass mark Asian-American Heritage Month
WEST ROXBURY -- Pentecost seemed to come early as members of the archdiocese's Asian communities gathered at Holy Name Parish for a Marian procession...
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Cardinal names Father Cristiano Barbosa Central Region episcopal vicar
The Archdiocese of Boston announced May 30 that Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley has appointed Father Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa as episcopal...
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Tuthill appointed Catholic Charities Boston president and CEO
BOSTON -- The Board of Trustees of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Boston (CCAB) announced May 30 that Kelley Tuthill has been appointed as its...
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St. Benedict's Classical Academy breaks ground on expanded facility
NATICK -- In 2013, St. Benedict's Classical Academy opened with just 25 students. Today, it boasts an enrollment of 250 students, and a faculty of...
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From Cardinal Seán's blog
Last Friday, I met at the cathedral with the Archbishop Joseph Vu Van Thien of Hanoi, who came accompanied by some of his priests and seminarians. We have...
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Las Vegas made an archdiocese
The rapid and sustained growth of both the general population and especially of the Catholic population in Nevada has resulted in the decision of Pope...
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TV program notes -- week of June 11,2023
NEW YORK (OSV News) -- Here are some television program notes for the week of June 11, with their TV Parental Guidelines ratings if available. They have...
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TV film fare -- week of June 11, 2023
(OSV News) -- The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of June 11. Please note that televised versions...
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Padre Pio
NEW YORK (OSV News) -- Viewers may be misled by the title of director and co-writer Abel Ferrara’s historical drama "Padre Pio" (Gravitas). The film...
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Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse
NEW YORK (OSV News) – Can there ever be too many iterations of everybody's favorite amalgam of arachnid and human? Not according to the sequel "Spider-Man...
Read MoreMinnesota, Delaware are the latest states to legalize recreational marijuana
(OSV News) -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., signed a bill into law May 30 legalizing recreational marijuana use in Minnesota just a month after a similar law...
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Numbers of Irish Catholics are falling rapidly; only half of Dublin residents say they're Catholic
DUBLIN (OSV News) -- Once a Catholic giant, Ireland is becoming less religious, census data shows. Just over half of the residents of the Irish capital,...
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A host of sacramental statistics: Vatican tracks practice of the faith
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As first Communion season winds down and wedding fever rises, Catholic counters are busy. The Central Office of Church Statistics,...
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Nationals pitcher, Dodgers players join chorus criticizing LA team for plan to honor 'Sisters' drag group
LOS ANGELES (OSV News) -- Washington Nationals starting pitcher Trevor Williams, known for his devout Catholic faith and prominent tattoos, expressed his...
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Holy See gives Fort Worth bishop 'full governing powers' over Carmelites in Arlington, Texas
(OSV News) -- The Holy See has declared Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth to be "pontifical commissary" of the Monastery of Saint Joseph of the Discalced...
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Record number of Catholics walk in annual pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres
(OSV News) -- From national television newscasts to radio shows to podcasts, media across France this Pentecost were mesmerized by an annual pilgrimage...
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Evangelizer's strength comes from practicing what one preaches, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The most powerful and effective method of evangelization is to live according to what one teaches and preaches, Pope Francis said. "I...
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Rural Missouri sisters prepare for thousands to visit foundress' remains, claimed to be incorrupt
(OSV News) -- Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, a community of contemplative Benedictine sisters in rural Missouri were preparing for as many as 10,000 pilgrims...
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Cardinal names Father Cristiano Barbosa Central Region episcopal vicar
The Archdiocese of Boston announced May 30 that Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley has appointed Father Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa as episcopal...
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St. Peter's Basilica opens exhibit on Marian coronations
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Of the more than 1,300 Marian images crowned around the world, one of the first to receive this honor does not have a crown today. For...
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Pope calls for an end to the use of torture
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis called on the international community to work concretely against torture and to guarantee support to victims and their...
Read MorePope creates ecclesiastical province of Las Vegas, names Bishop Thomas metropolitan archbishop
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Pope Francis has created the ecclesiastical province of Las Vegas, comprised of the Archdiocese of Las Vegas and the suffragan...
Read MoreRhode Island pastor finds serving his nation as military chaplain is worth the cost
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (OSV News) -- Although such ceremonies are normally held on a military base, it seemed most appropriate that the promotion of chaplain...
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Promote Christian values, not divisions, on social media, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Catholics should make an "examination of conscience" about how they use social media, how they allow it to influence them and about...
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Pope on Pentecost: Synod is journey in the Spirit, not 'a parliament'
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church's current Synod of Bishops should not be a "parliament for demanding rights," but a "journey in accordance with...
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Tobacco trails: How popes past, present influenced the plant's journey
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- World No Tobacco Day is observed every May 31 to highlight the harmful effects of tobacco on people's health and the environment. Because...
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UPDATE: After Dodgers reinstate plan to honor group, LA Archdiocese calls on Catholics to support women religious
LOS ANGELES (OSV News) -- The Archdiocese of Los Angeles called on "all Catholics and people of goodwill to stand against bigotry and hate in any form"...
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Cardinal ordains five new priests for Boston
BOSTON -- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley ordained five men from four different countries to the archdiocesan priesthood in a Mass at the Cathedral...
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Catholic Charities honors Holy Cross president at Spring Celebration
BOSTON -- Over 250 guests gathered at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on May 17 to attend Catholic Charities of Boston's annual...
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St. John's Seminary lay formation presents lay formation degrees
BRIGHTON -- Bridget Whyte had not attended a Mass in 25 years. But when her children were about to start CCD, she decided to bring them to a Mass so they...
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Priests affirmed, challenged, and honored at Spring Convocation
FRAMINGHAM -- The priests of the archdiocese received a refresher course in liturgical celebration during their annual Spring Convocation, which was held...
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