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Sister Sharon Holland, president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, said the organization is pleased to be "going on with our normal life, so to speak," now that the Vatican's mandate to reform the group has concluded. She is pictured in a 2014 at the Vatican.

LCWR goes on 'with our normal life' after mandate ends, official says

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WASHINGTON - The president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious said the organization is pleased to be "going on with our normal life, so to speak," now that the Vatican's mandate to reform the group has concluded.

Cardinal Peter Turkson said that Pope Francis is publishing the encyclical on the environment to remind people that their choices are moral in nature when it comes to creation.

Protecting people means protecting the planet, Turkson says

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ROME - Pride, greed and selfishness are destroying the planet just as they destroy human lives, said Cardinal Peter Turkson.

Pope Francis reviews the honour guard with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during an arrival ceremony at the presidential palace in Bethlehem, West Bank, May 25, 2014.

Vatican-Palestine accord supports 'two-state' solution

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VATICAN CITY - Vatican and Palestinian representatives have finalized the text of a formal agreement recognizing freedom of religion in the "State of Palestine" and outlining the rights and obligations of the Catholic Church, its agencies and its personnel in the territory.

Pope Francis’s Twitter messages are retweeted more than 9,900 times on his Spanish account and more than 7,500 times on his English account.

Study confirms Pope’s Twitter influence

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VATICAN CITY - When Pope Francis tweets, the world listens.

According to “Twiplomacy,” a study of the Twitter accounts of world leaders and their retweet rates, U.S. President Barack Obama has the most Twitter followers, but Pope Francis’ @Pontifex is the most influential Twitter account — his average “retweet” and “favorite” rate is more than eight times higher than Obama’s.

Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy, gestures during an interview at the Vatican in this Aug. 5, 2014 file photo.

Cardinal Pell expects October Synod to uphold traditional doctrine on family

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ROME - Australian Cardinal George Pell expects the upcoming Synod on the Family in October will uphold traditional Church teaching.

Moussa Faddoul captured the vocation of motherhood in these photos. You can see his selected works at Toronto's Contact photography festival at CBC's Front Street headquarters until May 31.

Mothers dedication to children the same worldwide

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Motherhood statements are rarely welcomed. They are too obvious and can’t be disagreed with. They add nothing to the conversation. A motherhood statement just repeats what we already know.

Brenda Ezman, left, is hoping to spearhead a mothers’ group at St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church in Toronto with Liz Santoro, middle, and Liz Nicassio, right. Dorothy Pilarski, second from the left, is leading the archdiocese-wide effort to create more mothers’ groups.

Archdiocese commits to fellowship groups for mothers

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TORONTO - Dynamic Women of Faith and the Archdiocese of Toronto are joining together to initiate fellowship groups for mothers in parishes across the Greater Toronto Area.

Pope Francis holds a jersey offered to him as a gift after leading a special audience for the Lazio sport association in Paul VI hall at the Vatican May 7.

Pope: Love of sports doesn't mean 'timeout' from church, friends, poor

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VATICAN CITY - Never let practice and competition get in the way of going to Mass, studying for school, being with friends and helping the poor, Pope Francis told an Italian sports association.

Deacon Jim O’Rourke from the the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany, N.Y., right, speaks during a memorial service on April 28, 2015 at Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery in Niskayuna, N.Y., for mothers who lost their children before and after birth.

For Mother’s Day, a place to mourn the babies who never came home

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NISKAYUNA, N.Y. - The night she miscarried in 1968, Dorothy Caruso remembers remaining calm, as if she was watching someone else losing a much-wanted pregnancy. The baby was about three months along; she’d already bought a white baby sweater and a set of blocks.

Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, head of the Pontifical Commission for Child Protection.

Vatican approves statutes for papal commission for protecting minors

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VATICAN CITY - The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors received temporary approval of its first set of statutes.

Pope Francis gives a thumbs up as he leaves his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 6.

Europe needs Christians to speak with one voice, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY - Europe's Christians must speak with one voice to defend religious liberty and to ensure desperate migrants are treated fairly, Pope Francis said.

A memorial for the Charlie Hebdo victims.

Muhammad cartoons 'blasphemous,' Vatican paper says

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VATICAN CITY - The Vatican’s semi-official newspaper blasted a series of cartoons of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad as “blasphemous” but also condemned the “mad and bloodthirsty” extremists who opened fire at a Texas exhibit of the cartoons.

Pope Benedict XVI and Cuba's President Raul Castro gesture to the media as they appear for a photo opportunity outside the Palace of the Revolution in Havana March 27, 2012.

Pope Francis to meet Raul Castro ahead of Cuba visit

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis was scheduled to meet Cuban President Raul Castro at the Vatican May 10, less than five months ahead of the pontiff's visit to the island nation.

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