Pope Francis blesses the womb of a pregnant woman during an audience with members of the U.S.-based Papal Foundation at the Vatican on April 28. In speaking to members of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, the pope said families play an important role in a society’s development when ideologies are not imposed upon them. CNS photo/Vatican Media
Claretian Sister Jolanta Kafka, president of the International Union of Superiors General, speaks to reporters at the Vatican April 29 about the UISG plenary assembly to be held May 2-6 online and in Rome. CNS screenshot/Vatican Media