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 Amid war, Paschal Triduum takes on deeper meaning for US Ukrainian Catholics
A woman prays during a Divine Liturgy at St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church in New York City Feb. 27, 2022, as Russia's military attacks on Ukraine continued. St. George is part of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, Conn. (OSV News photo/David Delgado, Reuters)

Amid war, Paschal Triduum takes on deeper meaning for US Ukrainian Catholics

‘Although it’s hard to endure such an injustice, it helps us understand how great was the pain of our Savior’

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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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Read more about the article Editorial: Pope Francis has set the Church on a ‘bold new course’
Pope Francis listens to a question while responding to journalists aboard his flight from Tallinn, Estonia, to Rome in this Sept. 25, 2018, file photo. In his message for World Communications Day, the pope said that "there is no good journalism without the ability to listen." (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Editorial: Pope Francis has set the Church on a ‘bold new course’

‘He does what he preaches, that’s the key to understanding his actions’

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Read more about the article ‘Fraternity, tears, smiles’: Pope shares hopes for the future
Pope Francis prays at the entrance to the Vatican's Teutonic Cemetery, a medieval cemetery now reserved mainly for German-speaking priests and members of religious orders, during a visit Nov. 2, 2022, the feast of All Souls. In an interview for the 10th anniversary of his pontificate March 13, 2023, the 86-year-old pope said he thinks about death often, but it is a good thing to remember one will not live forever. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

‘Fraternity, tears, smiles’: Pope shares hopes for the future

A gift for his 10th anniversary? ‘Peace. We need peace.’

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Read more about the article He has ‘changed our lives,’ say those in need about Francis, the ‘pope of the poor’
Pope Francis meets people as he inaugurates a new shelter, day center and soup kitchen for the poor in Palazzo Migliori across the street from St. Peter's Square Nov. 15, 2019. The shelter, funded by the papal almoner's office, is staffed by volunteers from the Community of Sant'Egidio and was inaugurated in time for the World Day of the Poor 2019. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

He has ‘changed our lives,’ say those in need about Francis, the ‘pope of the poor’

‘You have to be humble to understand the poor … and Pope Francis has humility’

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