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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

A woman holds a malnourished child at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, Oct. 6, 2018. Resolving the global crises of world hunger and malnutrition demands a shift away from a distorted approach to food and toward healthier lifestyles and just economic practices, Pope Francis said in an Oct. 16 message.

Pope Francis laments world marked by hunger

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VATICAN CITY -- Resolving the global crises of world hunger and malnutrition demands a shift away from a distorted approach to food and toward healthier lifestyles and just economic practices, Pope Francis said.

Britain's Prince Charles waits for the start of the canonization Mass for five new saints celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 13, 2019.

Prince Charles praises St. Newman

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VATICAN CITY -- On the eve of the canonization of St. John Henry Newman, Britain's Prince Charles penned an article about England's newest saint for the Vatican newspaper.

Pope Francis celebrates the canonization Mass for five new saints in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 13, 2019.

Pope Francis declares Cardinal Newman, four others saints

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VATICAN CITY -- Saints are people who recognized their need for God's help, who took risks to discover God's will and to help others and who nurtured a habit of thanksgiving, Pope Francis said.

Sister Alba Teresa Cediel Castillo, an indigenous member of the Congregation of Missionary Sisters of Immaculate Mary and of St. Catherine of Siena, speaks at a news briefing after the first session of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican Oct. 7, 2019.

Theologian: Women religious should have vote at synod

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VATICAN CITY -- While the Catholic Church has made strides to include the voice of women, especially in the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, women should be included among synod voting members and in church leadership positions, a German theologian said.

A banner of Blessed John Henry Newman hangs on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 10, 2019. He is among five people to be canonized by Pope Francis Oct. 13.

Banners unfurled in St. Peter's Square in preparation for canonizations

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VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican hung banners of the Catholic Church's newly canonized saints four days before the Mass that would officially recognize that they are in heaven with God.

Pope Francis greets members of an indigenous community of the Amazon during a celebration marking the feast of St. Francis in the Vatican Gardens Oct. 4, 2019.

Pope Francis plants tree in Vatican with Amazonians on feast of St. Francis

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis joined Amazonian church workers and indigenous people Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, to plant a tree in the Vatican Gardens.

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