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Pope Francis: Time is running out to fix economy, protect the Earth, help the poor

Pope Francis: Time is running out to fix economy, protect the Earth, help the poor

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VATICAN CITY - The predominant global economic system is "unsustainable," particularly in its impact on the environment, Pope Francis said.

In case related to abuse at minor seminary, two priests face trial at Vatican

In case related to abuse at minor seminary, two priests face trial at Vatican

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VATICAN CITY - Two priests connected to a minor seminary located at the Vatican will appear before a Vatican criminal court Oct. 14 on charges related to the alleged sexual abuse of students at the seminary.

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, center, and Bishop Paul Tighe pose at a 2019 meeting of the Women's Consultation Group at the Vatican. The 20 members of the group, Catholics, other Christians and members of other faiths, met online Oct. 7 for a webinar reflecting together on Pope Francis' 2013 exhortation, "The Joy of the Gospel."

Pope praises women's consultation group at Council for Culture

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VATICAN CITY - Four years after the Pontifical Council for Culture instituted a Permanent Women's Consultation Group to bring women's experiences and voices to the council's deliberations, Pope Francis noted that they represent a "novelty" at the Holy See.

A health worker injects a volunteer with an experimental COVID-19 vaccine during Phase III trials in late September at a hospital in Kocaeli, Turkey. In an interview with a Spanish magazine, Pope Francis said a potential vaccine for COVID-19 belongs to all of humanity and must not "be the property of the country of the laboratory that discovered it or of a group of countries that were allied for this."

Eventual coronavirus vaccine should belong to everyone, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY - An eventual vaccine for COVID-19 would belong to the world and should not be hoarded greedily by countries hosting the lab or labs that develop it, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis named Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life to a lead a commission that determines which economic activities of the Vatican remain confidential. Cardinal Farrell is pictured in a 2018 file photo.

Cardinal Farrell to lead commission determining confidential contracts

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VATICAN CITY - Continuing his efforts to ensure financial transparency and accountability, Pope Francis named Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life to lead a commission that determines which economic activities remain confidential.

October 5, 2020
Pope Francis greets the crowd from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square as he leads the Angelus at the Vatican Oct. 4, 2020.

Pope: Authority is act of serving, not exploiting, others

VATICAN CITY - Those in positions of authority, especially in the Catholic Church, would do well to remember that their responsibility is to serve those in their care and not exploit them for their own selfish interests, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis signs his new encyclical, "Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship" after celebrating Mass at the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 3, 2020.

Pope Francis signs new encyclical in Assisi

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VATICAN CITY -- Bringing the Vatican official in charge of translations with him, Pope Francis signed his new encyclical, "Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship," at the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi, source of the document's title and inspiration.

Visitors are pictured in a file photo looking at a Caravaggio painting titled "St. Jerome Writing" during an exhibition at the Galleria Borghese in Rome. Pope Francis released "Scripturae Sacrae affectus" ("Devotion to Sacred Scripture"), a new apostolic letter on the Bible, Sept. 30, 2020, coinciding with the 1,600th anniversary of St. Jerome's death.

Pope Francis releases apostolic letter on Sacred Scripture

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VATICAN CITY -- In an apostolic letter dedicated to Sacred Scripture, Pope Francis said that even today, Christians can learn new things from the countless translations of the Bible that exist.

Vatican proposes renewal of agreement with China on bishops' appointments

Vatican proposes renewal of agreement with China on bishops' appointments

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VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican has proposed to the Chinese government that they extend an agreement signed in 2018 regarding the appointment of bishops, Vatican Media reported.

September 28, 2020
People participate as Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 27, 2020.

Pope Francis calls for peace, dialogue in Caucasus region at Angelus

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis called for the use of dialogue -- not weapons -- for resolving the problems and conflict escalating in the Caucasus region.

The Vatican announced Sept. 24, 2020, that Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Angelo Becciu's resignation as prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes and his renunciation of the rights associated with being a cardinal. Cardinal Becciu is pictured in a file photo.

Cardinal Becciu resigns as prefect, renounces rights as cardinal

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VATICAN CITY -- In a move apparently related to Vatican financial scandals, Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Angelo Becciu's resignation as prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes and his renunciation of the rights associated with being a cardinal, the Vatican announced late Sept. 24.

A patient is pictured in a file photo chatting with a nun at Rosary Hill Home, a Dominican-run facility in Hawthorne, N.Y., that provides palliative care to people with incurable cancer and have financial need.

Vatican reaffirms church teachings on end-of-life care

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VATICAN CITY -- With the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia in many countries, and questions concerning what is morally permissible regarding end-of-life care, the Vatican's doctrinal office released a 25-page letter offering "a moral and practical clarification" on the care of vulnerable patients.

September 21, 2020
Pope Francis waves as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 20, 2020. Commenting on the day's Gospel reading, the pope warned that if the church fails to go out and proclaim the Gospel to those who are lost or forgotten, it risks falling ill to the evil that is committed by its own members.

Church becomes sick when not proclaiming Gospel, Pope Francis says

VATICAN CITY -- If the church fails to go out and proclaim the Gospel to those who are lost or forgotten, it risks falling ill to the evil that is committed by its own members, Pope Francis said.

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