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A firefighter places a wreath on a tall Marian statue overlooking the Spanish Steps in Rome Dec. 8, 2022, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Pope Francis prayed at the statue later in the day, continuing the papal tradition of visiting the Spanish Steps on the feast of the Immaculate Conception. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Nothing is impossible for God, not even peace in Ukraine, pope says

‘God wants our goodwill. May Our Lady help us to convert to God’s plans.’

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Read more about the article Church needs new look at role of men, women in church, theologian says
Marinella Perroni, a retired professor of biblical theology at the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm, is pictured in Rome Sept. 21, 2021. In a recent article in the Vatican newspaper, Perroni said there are discriminatory notions behind the "Petrine and Marian principles" named by Pope Francis and previous popes. (CNS photo/Alessia Giuliani, Catholic Press Photo/handout)

Church needs new look at role of men, women in church, theologian says

Pope: ‘The Church is woman’

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Read more about the article Disarmament is the only way to build peaceful future, cardinal says
Local resident Pavel gathers belongings of his neighbor, who was killed in recent shelling, in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, Dec. 10, 2022. (CNS photo/Alexander Ermochenko, Reuters)

Disarmament is the only way to build peaceful future, cardinal says

‘We need to imagine and build a new concept of peace and international solidarity’

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Read more about the article Pope’s 2022: A year dominated by war, problems walking
Pope Francis burns incense in front of a Marian statue after consecrating the world and, in particular, Ukraine and Russia, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during a Lenten penance service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 25, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope’s 2022: A year dominated by war, problems walking

‘The position of the Holy See is to seek peace and to seek an understanding’

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Read more about the article Pope is asking governments to grant clemency to prisoners at Christmas
Pope Francis greets an inmate as he washes the feet of prisoners during the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper at a prison in Civitavecchia, Italy, April 14, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope is asking governments to grant clemency to prisoners at Christmas

Pope: the way a country treats prisoners ‘is a measure of the dignity and the hope of a society’

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