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FAITH/STORIES

Members of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith -- Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, retired archbishop of Washington; Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston; and Nigerian Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, retired archbishop of Abuja -- applaud Pope Francis at the end of an audience with members of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Jan. 30, 2020, at the Vatican.

Renewal of doctrine rooted in magisterium, Pope Francis says

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VATICAN CITY -- Christian doctrine is not modified to keep up with passing times nor is it rigidly closed in on itself, Pope Francis told members and advisers of the doctrinal congregation.

Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Jan. 29, 2020.
January 29, 2020

A Christian's identity is revealed in Beatitudes, Pope Francis says

VATICAN CITY -- The beatitudes are a path to joy and true happiness mapped out by Jesus for all of humanity, Pope Francis said.

The Vatican announced Jan. 25, 2020, that Pope Francis has approved the election of Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re as dean of the College of Cardinals and of Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri as the subdean. The two cardinals are pictured in a June 7, 2019, and Oct. 16, 2014, combination photo.

Cardinals Re, Sandri elected to top posts in College of Cardinals

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has approved the election of Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re as dean of the College of Cardinals and of Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri as the subdean.

January 27, 2020
Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

Pope Francis: Remembering Holocaust is 'a duty'

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said remembering the millions of men, women and children who perished in the Holocaust is a call for the world today to reflect and commit to not repeating the atrocities of the past.

Pope Francis greets Iraqi President Barham Salih at the Vatican Jan. 25, 2020. The two leaders discussed guaranteeing the safety of Christians and the need for promoting stability, reconstruction, national sovereignty and dialogue in the country.

Pope Francis meets with Iraqi president

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis met with Iraq's president for private talks underlining the need for promoting stability, reconstruction, national sovereignty and dialogue in the country as well as guaranteeing security for Christians.

Poor Clare Sisters Claudia and Mary Marguerite pose for a photo Aug. 11, 2019, outside the Monastery of St. Clare in Memphis, Tenn. The monastery closed at the end of the year.

A long, sad farewell to a monastery

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- As Christmas approached and the year came to a close, the Monastery of St. Clare, home to the Poor Clare contemplative nuns for 87 years in Tennessee, quietly closed.

Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, is pictured in a 2014 photo. In an interview for the February edition of "Chiesa Donna Mondo," the Vatican newspaper's monthly women's magazine, the cardinal said sexual abuse and the abuse of authority have occurred and are occurring within religious orders of women and must be addressed with transparency and boldness.

Abuse happens within women's orders, too, cardinal says

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VATICAN CITY -- Sexual abuse and the abuse of authority have occurred and are occurring within religious orders of women and must be addressed with transparency and boldness, said Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

Pope Francis greets U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during a private meeting at the Vatican Jan. 24, 2020.

Pope Francis meets with Mike Pence at Vatican

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VATICAN CITY -- After Pope Francis and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence met privately for nearly an hour at the Vatican, Pence told the pope that his Roman Catholic mother will be pleased with the visit.

On Jan. 19, Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny, left, took possession of his Rome parish, St. Michael the Archangel Parish.

Czerny takes over Rome parish

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Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny, son of migrants to Canada and head of the Vatican department that works on behalf of migrants and refugees, took possession of his parish in a heavily immigrant neighbourhood of Rome Jan. 19.

Climate change activists protest during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21.

Put people first, Pope Francis tells leaders at Davos

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis told global business and government leaders that everyone has the moral responsibility to seek the integral development of all people, but especially those who are in need, suffering injustice or whose lives are threatened.

January 22, 2020
Pope Francis greets people as he arrives for his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Jan. 22, 2020.

Hospitality is an important ecumenical virtue, Pope Francis says

VATICAN CITY -- Showing hospitality makes a person a better human being and a better Christian and is an important part of promoting Christian unity, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis greets Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, during a meeting with U.S. bishops from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas during their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican Jan. 20, 2020. Bishop Strickland said he asked Pope Francis about the Vatican investigation into Theodore E. McCarrick and the release of a promised report on how the former cardinal managed to rise through the church ranks.

U.S. bishop asked Pope Francis about McCarrick report

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VATICAN CITY -- Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, said he asked Pope Francis about the Vatican investigation into Theodore E. McCarrick and the release of a promised report on how the former cardinal managed to rise through the church ranks.

Pope Francis accepts a gift as he leads a meeting with a delegation from the Simon Wiesenthal Center, an international Jewish human rights organization, at the Vatican Jan. 20, 2020. The pope told the group, "I will never tire of firmly condemning every form of anti-Semitism."

Pope Francis decries 'barbaric resurgence' of anti-Semitism

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis condemned the "barbaric resurgence" of anti-Semitism and criticized the selfish indifference that is creating the conditions for division, populism and hatred.

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