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Pope Francis greets the crowd while arriving to celebrate Mass at the Church of St. Ignatius in Rome April 24, 2014. To mark the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Pope Francis visited his brother Jesuits at their General Curia house in Rome.

Pope marks feast of St. Ignatius by lunching with brother Jesuits

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ROME, Italy – To mark Monday's feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, Pope Francis as usual visited his brother Jesuits at their General Curia house in Rome.

Dutch police search a Spanish truck at the border after nine immigrants were rescued from the freezer of the vehicle in early February in Hazeldonk, Netherlands. The truck driver was arrested as a suspect of human trafficking.

Pope leads prayers for victims of 'perverse plague' of trafficking

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VATICAN CITY – Human trafficking is "brutal, savage and criminal," Pope Francis said, but often it seems like people see it as a sad, but normal fact of life.

The Sacramentine Sisters of Don Orione in Santiago, Chile.

These nuns offer their blindness for the salvation of the world

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SANTIAGO, Chile – This Aug. 15 will mark 90 years since the Sacramentine Sisters of Don Orione were founded to offer something very particular for the salvation of the world: their blindness.

People are seen in front of the cathedral in Villavicencio, Colombia, in this 2012 file photo. Pope Francis will beatify Bishop Jesus Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve of Arauca and Father Pedro Ramirez Ramos in this city Sept. 8.

Colombian martyrs: witnesses to the point of death

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis' decree to beatify two Colombian martyrs from two troubled eras in the South American country's history underscores his call for courageous witness amid violence and persecution.

Afghan women hold placards as they take part in a protest demanding better living conditions at the refugee camp of the former international Helliniko airport in Athens, Greece, Feb. 18, 2017.

Catholic charities want people to hear migrants' stories

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VATICAN CITY – No matter the position one takes on national migration policy, Pope Francis, Caritas Internationalis and national Catholic charities across the globe want Catholics to meet a migrant or refugee and listen to his or her story.

A banner referencing "Humanae Vitae," the 1968 encyclical of Blessed Paul VI, is seen in the crowd at the conclusion of the beatification Mass of Blessed Paul celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 19, 2014.

Theologians in Italy studying development of 'Humanae Vitae'

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VATICAN CITY – Four theologians specializing in marriage and family life are studying Vatican archival material with a view of telling the whole story of how and why Blessed Paul VI wrote his encyclical Humanae Vitae on married love.

Demonstrators in Washington protest nuclear weapons April 1, 2016 while world leaders were in the U.S. capital for the Nuclear Security Summit.

Vatican conference aims to build momentum for nuclear disarmament

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VATICAN CITY – Nuclear disarmament will be the focus of a Vatican conference this Nov. 10-11, following recent progress toward international bans on nuclear weapons.

A Vatican worker cleans one of the fountains in St. Peter's Square July 25 after the Vatican turned off the water in the fountain to prevent waste as Rome considers water-rationing plans in the midst of a drought.

Vatican shuts down fountains as Rome deals with drought

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VATICAN CITY – While Rome reels from one of its worst droughts in decades, the Vatican is doing its part to conserve water by shutting down the city-state's 100 fountains.

Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a psychologist and academic vice rector at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, attends a news conference at the university in this Feb. 16, 2015, file photo.

Report on German choir abuse hailed as step in right direction

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ROME, Italy – A member of Pope Francis' commission to protect minors says a new report on the abuse of more than 500 choir boys in Germany points to a current reality in many non-western countries – and that bringing these things to light means progress for everyone.

Dominican Brother James Mary Ritch pauses while working at the Franciscan Center in Baltimore July 6. Brother James paid off his student loans through the Laboure Society, an organization that teaches aspiring religious to raise money.

Aspiring religious delay entry to pay off debt

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WASHINGTON – For some aspiring priests and religious, the biggest obstacle to pursuing their vocation is student debt.

Catholic cartoonist Ben Hatke sketches his character "Zita the Spacegirl" in a studio in his Front Royal, Va., home May 17. His graphic novel series features a character who was named in honour of St. Zita.

Catholic cartoonist draws inspiration from fantasy classics, family life

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FRONT ROYAL, Va. – As many parents know, all kids come into the world ready to draw, but as the years pass, each child reaches a point where they make a choice – to draw or not to draw.

A woman of African descent is seen during Afro-Colombian Day in Cali, Colombia, May 21, 2016.

Pope's visit to Cartagena to highlight inequality in Latin America

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LIMA, Peru – When Pope Francis visits Colombia in September, he will take his message of mercy and reconciliation to Cartagena, a city that still bears scars of its painful history as a slave port. And he will walk the streets where another Jesuit, St. Peter Claver, put that message into practice four centuries ago.

New research indicates that the Shroud of Turin shows signs of blood from a torture victim, and undermines arguments that the reputed burial shroud of Jesus Christ was painted.

New research: Shroud of Turin bears blood of a torture victim

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TURIN, Italy – New research indicates that the Shroud of Turin shows signs of blood from a torture victim, and undermines arguments that the reputed burial shroud of Jesus Christ was painted.

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