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Pope Francis presides over the Good Friday Liturgy of the Lord's Passion in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 15, 2022.

Papal preacher on Good Friday: Jesus calls everyone to repent, turn swords into plowshares

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Jesus invites everyone to repent and to turn swords into plowshares and missiles into factories and homes, the papal preacher said.

Pope Francis kisses the foot of an inmate after washing it during the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper at a prison in Civitavecchia, Italy, April 14, 2022.

Before washing prisoners' feet, Pope Francis tells them God always forgives

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Before washing the feet of 12 inmates, Pope Francis told them and other prisoners that God never tires of forgiving anyone who asks.

Pope Francis leads the Good Friday Way of the Cross in Rome’s Colosseum April 19, 2019. People following the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum this year will find a message of hope, including with a Russian and Ukrainian family carrying a cross together at the nighttime ceremony.

Way of the Cross finds hope in family

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People following the Stations of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum this year will find along the Via Dolorosa a message of hope, including with a Russian and Ukrainian family both carrying a cross together at the nighttime ceremony.

A girl receives a palm frond during Palm Sunday Mass.

After two years, Holy Week looking more familiar

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Barring a dramatic reversal in pandemic fortune, the vast majority of Canadian Catholics will celebrate Holy Week as they did before COVID-19 infected society two years ago.

Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Malta to Rome April 3, 2022.

Pope Francis indicates he has not spoken directly to Putin about Ukraine war

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Once again, Pope Francis avoided speaking directly about Russian President Vladimir Putin and instead focused on condemning war as a cruel and inhumane act that "goes against the human spirit."

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, Germany.

German cardinal calls for change in church teaching on homosexuality

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HAMBURG, Germany -- Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx has called for a change in Catholic teaching on homosexuality, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA.

Pope Francis touches a Marian statue after consecrating the world and, in particular, Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during a Lenten penance service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 25, 2022.

Pope Francis consecrates Ukraine, Russia to Mary

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VATICAN CITY -- As Russia's violent monthlong invasion continued to devastate Ukraine, Pope Francis laid the fates of both countries at the feet of Mary in the hopes that peace would finally reign.

Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny, interim president of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

Cardinal Czerny meets refugees in Slovakia, Ukraine

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VATICAN CITY -- Continuing the mission entrusted to him by Pope Francis, Cardinal Michael Czerny visited Slovakia and a Ukrainian border town to convey the pope's closeness to victims of Russia's war against Ukraine.

This is an icon of Mary by Yulian Volyanyuk. The image is known as the “Pokrova” in many East European nations.

Marian icon comforts amid horror of war

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As Ukrainians turn to their faith amid the ongoing tragedy of Russia’s invasion of their nation, many who follow both the Orthodox and Catholic traditions will look to an unusual icon of Mary as a symbol of the solace they seek.

A sign in St. Peter's Square calls for the consecration of Russia and Ukraine to Mary, before the start of Pope Francis' Angelus at the Vatican March 13, 2022. The Vatican said Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary March 25.

Pope Francis to consecrate Russia, Ukraine to Mary

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during a penitential prayer service in St. Peter's Basilica March 25, the Vatican said.

Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, head of the Eastern-rite Ukrainian Catholic Church, and Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, attend an interreligious prayer service in the Latin-rite cathedral of Lviv, Ukraine, March 10, 2022.

Papal envoy sets off for besieged Ukrainian cities with 'Gospel weapons'

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LVIV, Ukraine-- "I've come with the three most sophisticated Gospel weapons: prayer, fasting and alms," Cardinal Konrad Krajewski told reporters in Western Ukraine March 10 as he prepared to head toward Kyiv and other cities under Russian bombardment.

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