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FAITH/STORIES

Pope Francis leads his weekly general audience from the papal library in the Apostolic Palace May 6, 2020. The pope was beginning a new series of audience talks about prayer.
May 6, 2020

Pope Francis encourages people to rediscover the need for prayer

VATICAN CITY -- The coronavirus pandemic is a "favorable time to rediscover the need for prayer in our lives; let us open the doors of our hearts to the love of God our father, who will listen to us," Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis gives his blessing from the window of the library in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican May 3, 2020.
May 4, 2020

Pope Francis prays for fallen priests on Good Shepherd Sunday

VATICAN CITY -- Priests and doctors who gave their lives caring for the spiritual and physical well-being of others during the coronavirus pandemic are like Jesus, the good shepherd, who laid down his life for his flock, Pope Francis said.

Our Lady of Peace in Toronto, complete with arrangements of fresh flowers, looked very different this Easter compared to its usual full house.

The spiritual frontline amid pandemic

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On a cold afternoon in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I took my shopping trolley to go for some groceries. 

Pope Francis greets Cardinal Beniamino Stella, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, during an audience with participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for Clergy at the Vatican June 1, 2017. Pope Francis has expanded the ranks of the top members of the College of Cardinals, naming as "cardinal bishops" Cardinal Stella and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Pope Francis makes promotions within the College of Cardinals

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has expanded the ranks of the top members of the College of Cardinals, naming as "cardinal bishops" Cardinal Beniamino Stella, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Workers survey bones taken from an ossuary at the Teutonic cemetery in this image released by the Vatican July 27, 2019. The Vatican announced April 30, 2020, that the Vatican City State court officially closed its investigation into the possibility that some of the remains belonged to Emanuela Orlandi, the teenage woman missing for more than 30 years.

Case closed: Vatican says bones are not those of missing woman

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VATICAN CITY -- Because all of the human bones found in a Vatican cemetery last summer were at least 100 years old, the Vatican City State court officially closed its investigation into the possibility that some of the remains belonged to a teenage woman missing for more than 30 years.

April 29, 2020
Pope Francis gives a blessing during his weekly general audience April 29, 2020, in the papal library in the Apostolic Palace. Concluding his series of audience talks about the Eight Beatitudes, the pope focused on the final one, "Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

Love the church, care for society, Pope says at Wednesday audience

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis asked Christians to join their love for the church with a caring concern for civil society, particularly at this time of the coronavirus pandemic.

April 27, 2020
Pope Francis makes the sign of the cross as he prays in front of a statue of Mary in 2016 at the Vatican.

Pope Francis writes rosary prayers to end pandemic

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis asked Catholics to make a special effort in May to pray the rosary, knowing that by doing so they will be united with believers around the world asking for Mary's intercession in stopping the coronavirus pandemic.

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York speaks in 2016 at a session of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu, Philippines. Pope Francis, the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses and local organizers have agreed to postpone by one year the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in Hungary, the Vatican announced April 23, 2020.

International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest postponed

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis, the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses and local organizers have agreed to postpone by one year the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress, the Vatican announced April 23.

April 22, 2020
Pope Francis holds his weekly general audience April 22, 2020, in the papal library in the Apostolic Palace. Marking the celebration of Earth Day, the pope dedicated his audience talk to urging people to protect the earth and its inhabitants.

Creation is sacred gift deserving respect, Pope Francis says on Earth Day

VATICAN CITY -- Humanity has failed to take care of the earth and its inhabitants, sinning against God and his gift of creation, Pope Francis said.

In an editorial published April 17, 2020, by the Spanish magazine Vida Nueva, Pope Francis said Christians are called to be joyful witnesses to Christ's victory over death during the coronavirus pandemic.

Pope Francis postpones World Meeting of Families, World Youth Day

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has agreed with a recommendation by the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life to postpone by one year the next gatherings of the World Meeting of Families and World Youth Day.

April 20, 2020
Pope Francis celebrates Mass marking the feast of Divine Mercy at the Church of the Holy Spirit near the Vatican in Rome April 19, 2020. The church houses a sanctuary dedicated to Divine Mercy.

Now is time to build new world without inequality Pope Francis says

ROME -- As the world slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a risk it will be struck by an even worse virus -- that of selfish indifference, Pope Francis said.

April 17, 2020
Pope Francis celebrates Mass April 17, 2020, in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae.

Pope Francis: Living faith without sacraments is dangerous

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said he was praying for expectant mothers who may be anxious or worried about giving birth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pope Francis calls for universal basic income

Pope Francis calls for universal basic income

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has joined a growing movement that believes the COVID-19 crisis should become a catalyst to consider a universal basic wage to guarantee everyone a minimum income.

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