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A girl prepares to meet Pope Francis during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 5.

Pope: May the Caucasus nations journey to peace, fraternity

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VATICAN CITY – The following is the text from Pope Francis’ general audience at the Vatican Oct. 5.

Pope Francis and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, England, spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, arrive to preside at a vespers service at the Church of St. Gregory in Rome Oct. 5.

Pope, Anglican archbishop call for unity in mission, service

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ROME – Pope Francis and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury together charged 19 pairs of Catholic and Anglican bishops to return to their home countries and work together to promote joint prayer, joint proclamation of the Gospel and, especially, joint works of charity and justice.

Pope Francis uses incense as he celebrates Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 2.
October 3, 2016

Mass in Azerbaijan: Essential aspects of the Christian life are faith and service

Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Sunday at the Salesian centre in Baku, the central event of his 10-hour visit to Azerbaijan.

Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Rome Oct. 2. The Pope said that gay and transgender people deserve the same attentive pastoral care as anyone else.

Gay, transgender people deserve pastoral care, Pope says

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM AZERBAIJAN – Catholics who are homosexual, confused about their sexuality or convinced they were born in the wrong body deserve the same attentive pastoral care as anyone else, Pope Francis said.

parishioners at Bishop Robert Kasun's former parish in Edmonton, St. Alphonsus Church, says it is about time that he becomes a bishop.

Edmonton Catholics Kasun touched rave about ‘phenomenal’ job he did

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EDMONTON – Ask Fred Prather about the job Basilian Father Bob Kasun did as pastor of Edmonton’s St. Alphonsus parish, and the response is immediate.

At St. Alphonsus parish, Bishop Bob Kasun (left) worked with Fr. Mark Gazin and parishioners to create a welcoming community.

Kasun has ‘a true pastor’s heart,’ says Edmonton's Archbishop

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EDMONTON – When Fr. Robert Kasun learned that Pope Francis wanted him to become a bishop, one of his first reactions was, “I’ve never in my life done anything extraordinary. I’m just an ordinary simple pastor.”

October 1, 2016
Pope Francis arrives in procession to celebrate Mass at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia, Oct. 1.

Mass in Georgia: God’s consolation calls us to be childlike

Pope Francis marked the beginning of his second day in Georgia by presiding over Mass in Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in the nation’s capital city of Tbilisi.

Fr. Thomas Rosica writes that anyone who has met Archdiocese of Toronto's newest auxiliary, Fr. Robert Kasun, are struck by his simplicity and genuine concern for others.

Kasun’s oil of gladness pours on Toronto

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On June 17, we Basilians learned that one of our brothers, Fr. Robert Kasun, would become one of the four auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Toronto. Fr. Bob is not the first Basilian bishop of Toronto. Denis O’Connor served as archbishop from 1899-1908.

Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi speaks at the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishop's annual plenary, Sept. 26.

At plenary, Nuncio calls bishops to do pastoral work ‘on their knees’

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CORNWALL, Ont. – The Canadian bishops were exhorted to do pastoral ministry “on their knees” before God and before Christ in the people they serve.

Women listen to a keynote speaker at a young Catholic women leadership forum in Arlington, Va. June 8. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith held a symposium at the Vatican Sept. 26-28 discussing the role of women in the Catholic Church.

Doctrinal congregation convokes meeting on role of women in the church

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VATICAN CITY – Leaders of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith spent three days in late September listening to women theologians, canon lawyers, Scripture scholars and specialists in other academic fields talk about roles women have played in the Catholic Church and roles they could play in the future.

Aishwarya Varghese (right) and Devina Notowibowo prepare for an Amazing Race event in downtown Toronto hosted by Faith Connections.

Sisters of St. Joseph take young adults on Amazing Race

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TORONTO – Young adults learned some of the rich history of the Sisters of St. Joseph and their contributions to Toronto in a dash around the city’s core Sept. 24.

Fr. Keith Wallace, pastor of St. Bernadette’s parish in Ajax, Ont., finished off his Holy Door pilgrimage around the Archdiocese of Toronto by passing through the Holy Door at St. Theresa’s Church.

Holy Door pilgrimage builds community

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TORONTO – Seeking to build for a stronger sense of community, Fr. Keith Wallace took his parishioners on a Holy Door pilgrimage around the Archdiocese of Toronto.

Scott Knight, right, Chaska police chief and member of the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, stands with pastors of Chaska churches who will serve as chaplains at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska beginning Sept. 27.

Clergy to provide 'ministerial presence' as chaplains during Ryder Cup

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MINNEAPOLIS – Chaska Police Chief Scott Knight didn't want to see golf fans at Hazeltine National Gold Club spiritually unprovided for again.

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