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Bishop Paul Tighe speaks during a conference at the Vatican in 2019. (CNS/Robert Duncan)

Is the Vatican really the headquarters of the Catholic Church?

Rome is more of a hub than a corporate headquarters, says Bishop Paul Tighe, a secretary for the Vatican's Dicastery for Culture and Education.

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German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, then prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, is pictured in a 2002 file photo. (CNS photo from Catholic Press photo)

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Fr. Michael Ryan, pastor of St. James Cathedral in Seattle: "Here, we are talking to people where they live their lives." (Courtesy of St. James Cathedral, Seattle)

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