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FAITH/STORIES

Pope Francis smiles as he arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 6, 2019.

Pope Francis restructures Brazilian dioceses following synod proposal

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VATICAN CITY -- Following a proposal made during the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, Pope Francis restructured several dioceses in the Brazilian Amazon to better address the needs of local Catholics.

A guard lifts a baby for Pope Francis to greet as the pope leads his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 6, 2019.
November 6, 2019

Wednesday Audience: Dialogue begins with empathy, not contempt

VATICAN CITY -- Christians who preach the Gospel must see people who do not know Christ as children of God and not as nonbelievers worthy of hostility and contempt, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis celebrates morning Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican Nov. 5, 2019.
November 5, 2019

Pope Francis: Refusing God's generosity is a sin

VATICAN CITY -- In life, Christians face the choice of either being open to encountering God's generosity or closed in on their own interests, Pope Francis said.

November 4, 2019
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in memory of cardinals and bishops who died in the past year. The Mass was Nov. 4, 2019, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

Pope Francis offers memorial Mass for prelates deceased over preceding year

VATICAN CITY -- Jesus invites everyone to always go to him, which, Pope Francis said, also means no longer making life revolve around oneself.

November 4, 2019
Pope Francis walks through the Catacombs of Priscilla where he celebrated Mass in Rome Nov. 2, 2019, the feast of All Souls.

Pope Francis recalls all persecuted Christians at Mass in Catacombs

ROME -- In what he said was his first visit to the catacombs, Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the feast of All Souls with special words of remembrance for Catholics who still today must worship in secret.

Pope Francis speaks as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

Pope Francis prays for people killed in ethnic, religious clashes in Ethiopia

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis prayed for those killed during violent protests in Ethiopia, which left dozens of people dead.

Austrian man claims he threw 'Pachamama' statues into the Tiber

Austrian man claims he threw 'Pachamama' statues into the Tiber

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VATICAN CITY (CNA) -- In a video uploaded on YouTube Nov. 4, a young man from Austria claims that he was one of the two men who took five controversial statues from a church near the Vatican and threw them into the Tiber River.

Msgr. Gilfredo Marengo attends the presentation of the book, "The Birth of an Encyclical: 'Humanae Vitae' in the Light of the Vatican Archives," at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican Oct. 18, 2018.

'Humanae Vitae' scholar is new vice president of JPII institute

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ROME -- Msgr. Gilfredo Marengo, a theologian who led important research on the drafting of St. Paul VI's "Humanae Vitae," has been appointed vice president of Rome's Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences.

Pope Francis visits graves of children before celebrating Mass marking the feast of All Souls at Laurentino Cemetery in Rome Nov. 2, 2018.

Pray for the dead, gain indulgences for them, cardinal urges Catholics

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VATICAN CITY -- The early November feasts of All Saints and All Souls are reminders that God's church exists both on earth and in heaven and that all the faithful, living and dead, can and should pray for each other, a top Vatican official wrote.

November 1, 2019
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 1, 2019, the feast of All Saints.

Angelus: God gives grace to live holy lives

VATICAN CITY -- The saints were flesh-and-blood people whose lives included real struggles and joys, and whose holiness reminds all the baptized that they, too, are called to be saints, Pope Francis said.

People in Starayelnya, Belarus, visit graves during All Saints Day Nov. 1, 2019. In a video message to young people participating in the World Youth Encounter in Mexico City, Pope Francis said death teaches people to "relate with mystery" and to trust that there is something beyond death.

Death comes to those who forget it, Pope Francis says

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VATICAN CITY -- Death is not a topic that should be avoided but a reminder that cures men and women from any illusion of being all-powerful, Pope Francis said.

October 31, 2019
Pope Francis celebrates morning Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican Oct. 31, 2019.

Pope Francis: Jesus' saving love is real

VATICAN CITY -- Jesus' love for each person is a concrete love, a love that is addressed to each person "with their first and last name," Pope Francis said.

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Pope Francis to military chaplains: Human dignity must be respected in war

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VATICAN CITY -- Military chaplains are called to educate the consciences of members of the armed forces so that even in war, the opposing side is not viewed merely as "an enemy to be destroyed," Pope Francis said.

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