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Pope Francis greets Santiago Pérez de Camino Gaisse, a staff member of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, Leticia Sánchez de León and their children during an audience at the Vatican April 22, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Laity share baptismal call to ministry, service, pope says

Ministry can become ‘something beautiful and personal, a true Christian witness’

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Read more about the article As pope leaves hospital, he comforts couple, jokes with reporters
Pope Francis prays before the icon of Mary, "Salus Populi Romani," in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome April 1, 2023, after being released from Rome's Gemelli hospital for treatment of bronchitis. The Vatican said he entrusted to Mary the children he met in the hospital, all the sick and those mourning the loss of loved ones. (CNS photo/Holy See Press Office)

As pope leaves hospital, he comforts couple, jokes with reporters

‘I’m a priest. The most beautiful thing is being a priest’: Pope Francis

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Read more about the article Pope tells priests to be agents of harmony, not division
Pope Francis breathes on chrism oil, a gesture symbolizing the infusion of the Holy Spirit, as he celebrates the chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Holy Thursday, April 6, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope tells priests to be agents of harmony, not division

‘Let us be welcoming and forgiving, alway’

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Read more about the article Pope Francis calls for ‘ethical and responsible’ AI development
Pope Francis greets Bishop Paul Tighe, secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, during a meeting with leaders from the tech industry at the Vatican March 27, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope Francis calls for ‘ethical and responsible’ AI development

‘We cannot allow algorithms to limit or condition respect for human dignity’

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Read more about the article Pope’s message of hope headed to space, audio beamed back to earth
In this undated photo, students at the Polytechnic University of Turin work on "Spei Satelles," a small CubeSat satellite they built, which was scheduled to be launched into space June 10, 2023. The satellite will carry a "nano" version of Pope Francis' book, "Why Are You Afraid? Have You No Faith?" and it should be able to send signals back to earth for ham radio operators to hear the pope's messages of hope and peace. The "Spei Satelles" project is promoted by the Dicastery for Communication at the Vatican. (CNS photo/courtesy of Vatican Media)

Pope’s message of hope headed to space, audio beamed back to earth

Satellite will keep pope’s message alive for all of humanity

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