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Pope Francis meets with Jesuits in Maputo, Mozambique, Sept. 5, 2019. One of the Jesuits asked Pope Francis how his experience of God has changed since he was elected pope in 2013; he replied that he has greater responsibilities now and his prayers of intercession include global concerns, but he is still a sinner who goes to confession every two weeks.

Pope Francis: No magic in being elected pope

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ROME -- While his responsibilities are greater and his prayer list longer, Pope Francis said he's basically the same person he was before he was elected in 2013, so he still goes to confession every two weeks.

Children join Pope Francis in the popemobile during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 25, 2019.
September 25, 2019

Wednesday Audience: Calumny is a 'diabolical cancer'

VATICAN CITY -- The act of bearing false witness to destroy someone is an attack against the body of the church, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis arrives for a meeting with members of the Italian Catholic Union of the Press at the Vatican's apostolic palace Sept. 23, 2019. Journalists need to be able to distinguish good from evil and see how their reporting can actually shape the world, not just describe what has happened, Pope Francis said. Reporters can also help "unmask words that are false and destructive," and make sure their sources are credible, he added.

'Tell the truth at all costs,' Pope Francis enjoins journalists

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VATICAN CITY -- Catholic journalists need to be able to distinguish good from evil and recognize how their words can shape the world, not just describe what has happened, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis greets Bishop Lionel Gendron of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Quebec, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishop Gendron was nominated by Pope Francis to be a voting member of the upcoming Amazon Synod.

Vatican releases list of participants for Amazon synod

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has named Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston and the other members of his international Council of Cardinals to be voting members of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon.

Pope Francis leads an audience with participants of an international meeting of schools, movements and associations of the new evangelization at the Vatican Sept. 21, 2019. The pope said the church should be more concerned with welcoming those who are far from the church rather than defending its good name.

Pope Francis: Proclaiming God does not mean justifying His existence

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VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church must not become a distant memory for men and women today but must be a welcoming place where everyone feels at home, Pope Francis said.

September 23, 2019
Pope Francis waves as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 15, 2019.

Wealth can help instead of dividing, Pope Francis says

VATICAN CITY -- Jesus calls on Christians to transform their wealth into a tool of brotherhood and solidarity instead of a corrupt means to divide and discriminate, Pope Francis said.

This artist’s concept depicts select planetary discoveries made by NASA’s Kepler space telescope.

Belief in aliens not so far out for some Catholics

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VATICAN CITY -- More than two million people RSVP’d to a recent social media invitation to “storm” Area 51 in Nevada, in the hope of discovering whether alien life or spacecraft may be secretly stored at this U.S. Air Force base.

Pope Francis greets Dr. Ramon Tallaj, founder and chairman of the board of Somos Community Care, and Mario J. Paredes, chief executive officer, during a Sept. 20, 2019, symposium at the Vatican on the health care needs of immigrants.

Common good requires culture of care, Pope Francis tells doctors

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VATICAN CITY -- With so many changes and huge technological advancements in the field of medicine, health care must always be at the service of the whole individual, including a supportive relationship between patient and medical professionals, Pope Francis said.

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, president of the German bishops' conference, gestures Sept. 13, 2019, during the extended Joint Conference of Bishops and Laity to prepare the "synodal way." The bishops of Germany, reacting to an independent study of the extent of clerical sexual abuse in their country and its possible causes, chose to initiate a "synodal" process that was not a synod or a plenary council.

German bishops say 'synodal way' is response to abuse scandal

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VATICAN CITY -- The bishops of Germany, reacting to an independent study of the extent of clerical sexual abuse in their country and its possible causes, chose to initiate a "synodal" process that was not a synod or a plenary council.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, attends Pope Francis' annual pre-Christmas meeting with top officials of the Roman Curia at the Vatican in this Dec. 21, 2015, file photo. The pope is planning a major reorganization of the Roman Curia.

Council of Cardinals reviews input on draft constitution for Curia

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' Council of Cardinals finished its first review and reflection on comments and proposals received for the draft of the proposed apostolic constitution reforming the Roman Curia.

Pope Francis greets Astrid Kaptijn, a professor of canon law and president of the Society for the Law of the Eastern Churches, Sept. 19, 2019, during an audience in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican.

Pope Francis: Canon law 'an essential dimension' to ecumenism

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VATICAN CITY -- The search for Christian unity must involve all aspects of the churches' lives, including their different church laws, Pope Francis said.

September 19, 2019
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, Sept. 19, 2019. In his homily, the pope spoke about ordained ministry as a gift from God, not a job.

Priesthood is a gift, Pope Francis says

VATICAN CITY -- Being a priest is not a job or fulfilling an employment contract but is a gift from God that should be contemplated and treasured as such, Pope Francis said.

A woman in Atalaia do Norte, in Brazil's Amazon region, is seen March 27, 2019. The Pan-Amazonian Church Network, with partners in Rome, will bring more than 50 indigenous leaders to the city "to guide and animate moments of spirituality, discussions and roundtables" and to talk about the challenges their people face and their vision of ecology and the future during the October Synod of Bishops for the Amazon.

Amazon Synod getting varied reception among Catholics

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VATICAN CITY -- Before members of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon began packing their bags for the synod assembly at the Vatican Oct. 6-27, a variety of groups were announcing side events.

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