Read more about the article Families are path to holiness, pope says 
Pope Francis speaks in a video message released on YouTube by the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network June 2, 2022. The pope dedicated his prayer intention for the month of June to families. (CNS photo/Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network)

Families are path to holiness, pope says 

'When we argue, when we suffer, when we’re joyful, the Lord is there’

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Read more about the article Pope congratulates Queen Elizabeth II on Platinum Jubilee 
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II talks with Pope Francis during a meeting at the Vatican in this April 3, 2014, file photo. The pope sent well-wishes to the queen on the occasion of her Platinum Jubilee celebration marking 70 years on the throne. (CNS photo/Maria Grazia Picciarella, pool)

Pope congratulates Queen Elizabeth II on Platinum Jubilee 

‘I send cordial greetings and good wishes’

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Read more about the article Educators must learn from, not relive, the past, pope says 
Pope Francis and other religious leaders attend the meeting, "Religions and Education: Toward a Global Compact on Education," at the Vatican Oct. 5, 2021. Pictured in the background are Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of external relations for the Russian Orthodox Church; Rabbi Noam Marans with the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations; and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Educators must learn from, not relive, the past, pope says 

‘In any educational process, we always must put people at the center’

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Read more about the article At Tulsa Catholic hospital complex, gunman kills four, then himself 
People in Tulsa, Okla., embrace at Memorial High School, which became a reunion location for those evacuated from a medical building on the St. Francis Hospital campus June 1, 2022, after a mass shooting. Four people were killed on the second floor of the medical building. The gunman was later found dead. (CNS photo/Michael Noble Jr., Reuters)

At Tulsa Catholic hospital complex, gunman kills four, then himself 

‘We need to speak louder in defense of all human life’

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Read more about the article San Diego bishop says he was ‘stunned,’ ‘humbled’ by being named a cardinal 
Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego celebrates a commemorative Mass for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at St. Rita Church Jan. 19, 2020. He was among 21 new cardinals named by Pope Francis May 29, 2022. (CNS photo/David Maung, Diocese of San Diego)

San Diego bishop says he was ‘stunned,’ ‘humbled’ by being named a cardinal 

Cardinal-designate Robert McElroy only American on list of new cardinals

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Read more about the article Winona-Rochester, Minn., bishop retires; Bishop Barron is named successor
Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron speaks at the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore in this June 11, 2019, file photo. Bishop Barron has been appointed by Pope Francis as the new bishop of Winona-Rochester, Minn. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Winona-Rochester, Minn., bishop retires; Bishop Barron is named successor

Founded of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries

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Read more about the article Synodality means communion, not ‘populism,’ pope says 
In an Aug. 13, 2021, video message to a virtual conference of religious men and women from Latin America and the Caribbean, Pope Francis urged them to offer a joyful witness to the people they serve. (CNS screenshot/Vatican Media)

Synodality means communion, not ‘populism,’ pope says 

‘When someone is a know-it-all, the gift cannot be received’

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Read more about the article Pope, with Ukrainian families, to lead rosary for peace May 31 
The statue of Our Lady Queen of Peace is seen at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome in this Dec. 10, 2019, file photo. Pope Francis will close the Marian month of May by reciting the rosary for peace May 31 in front of the statue. (CNS photo/Cindy Wooden)

Pope, with Ukrainian families, to lead rosary for peace May 31 

The statue of Our Lady Queen of Peace is seen at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome in this Dec. 10, 2019, file photo. Pope Francis will close…

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