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Pope Francis speaks during his annual pre-Christmas meeting with top officials of the Roman Curia and Vatican City State and with cardinals living in Rome in the Clementine Hall Dec. 21 at the Vatican.

Pope updates resignation norms for bishops, prelates in Roman Curia

VATICAN – Updating the norms and regulations governing the resignation of bishops and of Roman Curia department heads who are not cardinals, Pope Francis said they will continue to hold office until he accepts their resignations.
Retired Pope Benedict XVI attends the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this Dec. 8, 2015, file photo.

Vatican denies report Pope Benedict has degenerative disease

VATICAN – The Vatican denied that retired Pope Benedict XVI has a degenerative neurological disease or paralyzing condition after his brother, 94-year-old Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, told a magazine that Pope Benedict had a debilitating disease.
A homeless man rests outside a church in Rome, 2014.

Questioning Faith: What would it mean to truly love others?

One Sunday morning in church, I wondered why the person beside me was breathing so loudly. Did he have some terrible lung ailment? Was he about to expire? It sounded almost like… snoring. 
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago walks away after meeting Pope Francis during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Feb. 7.

Pope calls us to shift our approach to faith with 'Amoris Laetitia', Cardinal Cupich says

CAMBRIDGE, England – Pope Francis is inviting Catholics to take a more holistic approach to their faith, and that requires a change in underlying assumptions, said Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich.
Pope Benedict XVI walks away after his final public appearance from the balcony of the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on the day of his resignation, in this Feb. 28, 2013.

'I am on a pilgrimage toward Home,' Benedict XVI says

VATICAN – "I am on a pilgrimage toward Home," retired Pope Benedict XVI wrote, capitalizing the Italian word "casa" or "home."
Pope Paul VI greets children as he visits the Church of St. Leo the Great in Rome March 31, 1968.

Vatican approves second miracle needed for Paul VI’s canonization

VATICAN – On Tuesday the Congregation for the Causes of Saints approved the second miracle needed for the canonization of Blessed Pope Paul VI, allowing his canonization to take place, possibly later this year.
Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square Feb. 4 at the Vatican.

Rekindle your love for the faith with fasting, almsgiving, Pope says in Lenten message

VATICAN – In his message for the upcoming Lenten season, Pope Francis urged people to renew their enthusiasm for the faith, using this season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving as an opportunity to stoke the flame of charity in their heart.
Pope Francis gestures during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Jan. 31.

Scripture is more important than current events talk, Pope says

VATICAN – Listening to the Scripture readings at Mass is hearing God speak directly to his people, offering spiritual sustenance and needed guidance for life's difficult journey, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis presides over an ecumenical prayer service Jan. 25 at Rome's Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.

Authentic pastors do not leave people in their confusion and error, Pope says

VATICAN – A truly pastoral minister never leaves people to suffer on their own or to become a victim to their own errors and confusion, Pope Francis told members of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
The first fake news, coming from the serpent that tempted Eve, began the "tragic history of human sin, issuing in the countless other evils committed against God, neighbour, society and creation," Pope Francis said.

Sharing 'fake news' makes one an accomplice in evil, Pope says

VATICAN - People have a responsibility to check the source of what they share on social media to ensure it is not "fake news" designed to further prejudices or increase fear, Pope Francis said.

Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, is pictured in a 2016 photo at the Vatican.

Christians must convert to ecumenism, cardinal says

VATICAN – To be effective evangelizers, the Catholic Church and other Christian churches must constantly undergo their own conversion to a stronger commitment to Christian unity, said Cardinal Kurt Koch, the Vatican's chief ecumenist.
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