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Pope Francis visits graves of children before celebrating Mass marking the feast of All Souls at Laurentino Cemetery in Rome Nov. 2, 2018.

Pray for the dead, gain indulgences for them, cardinal urges Catholics

VATICAN CITY -- The early November feasts of All Saints and All Souls are reminders that God's church exists both on earth and in heaven and that all the faithful, living and dead, can and should pray for each other, a top Vatican official wrote.

People in Starayelnya, Belarus, visit graves during All Saints Day Nov. 1, 2019. In a video message to young people participating in the World Youth Encounter in Mexico City, Pope Francis said death teaches people to "relate with mystery" and to trust that there is something beyond death.

Death comes to those who forget it, Pope Francis says

VATICAN CITY -- Death is not a topic that should be avoided but a reminder that cures men and women from any illusion of being all-powerful, Pope Francis said.

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Pope Francis to military chaplains: Human dignity must be respected in war

VATICAN CITY -- Military chaplains are called to educate the consciences of members of the armed forces so that even in war, the opposing side is not viewed merely as "an enemy to be destroyed," Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 30, 2019.

Pope Francis adds feast of Our Lady of Loreto to universal calendar

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has approved adding the Dec. 10 feast of Our Lady of Loreto to all calendars and liturgical books for the celebration of the Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours.

Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest in Baghdad Oct. 30, 2019. In the wake of deadly protests in Iraq, Pope Francis called on the people and their leaders to take the path of dialogue to find answers to their nation's problems.

Pope Francis calls for dialogue in wake of protests in Iraq

VATICAN CITY -- In the wake of deadly protests in Iraq, Pope Francis called on the people and their leaders to take the path of dialogue to find answers to their nation's problems.

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes, is pictured after being made a cardinal by Pope Francis during a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

Cardinal Becciu denies allegations of financial mismanagement

VATICAN CITY -- Nearly a month after private documents about a property deal involving the Vatican leaked to the press, a Vatican official rejected accusations that he "played and tampered with the money of the poor."

Wax seals of members of the English House of Lords are seen March 1, 2012, on a letter from the Vatican Secret Archives. Citing the negative misinterpretations that the word "secret" implies, Pope Francis has changed the name of the archives to the Vatican Apostolic Archives.

Pope Francis renames the Vatican 'Secret' Archives

VATICAN CITY -- Citing the negative misinterpretations that the word "secret" implies, Pope Francis has changed the name of the Vatican Secret Archives to the Vatican Apostolic Archives.

Pope Francis is pictured as Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes, relator general of the synod, and Bishop Fabio Fabene, undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops, talk at the start of the final session of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican Oct. 26, 2019.

Synod calls for more ministry roles for women, but not diaconate

VATICAN CITY -- Members of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon asked that women be given leadership roles in the Catholic Church, although they stopped short of calling for women deacons.

Pope Francis poses for a photo as he leaves the final session of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican Oct. 26, 2019.

Amazon synod supports married priests for Amazon

VATICAN CITY -- While highlighting the gift of celibacy and the need for celibate priests in the Amazon region, the final document of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon has urged Pope Francis to allow the priestly ordination of married deacons to serve in remote areas.

A wooden statue of a pregnant woman is pictured in the Church of St. Mary in Traspontina as part of exhibits on the Amazon region during the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon in Rome Oct. 18, 2019. Several copies of the statue were stolen from the church and thrown into the Tiber River Oct. 21.

Pope Francis says synod statues were recovered undamaged

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis apologized that two men entered a church near the Vatican, took controversial statues and tossed them into the Tiber River.

Quivers and arrows of the Yanomami people are seen in a new exhibit, "Mater Amazonia" in the Vatican Musuems. The new exhibit is dedicated to the people, customs and Catholic faith in the Amazon and runs Oct. 28 to Jan. 11.

Vatican Museums unveils Amazon exhibit

VATICAN CITY -- With the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon in the final stretch, the Vatican Museums unveiled a new exhibit dedicated to the people, customs and Catholic faith in the Amazon.

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