Read more about the article Retired custodian of Shroud of Turin, Italian cardinal dies at 89
Cardinal Severino Poletto of Turin stands in front of the Shroud of Turin on the first day of its exhibition in the Cathedral of Turin in this April 10, 2010, file photo. Cardinal Poletto died Dec. 17, 2022, at the age of 89. (CNS photo/Giorgio Perottino, Reuters)

Retired custodian of Shroud of Turin, Italian cardinal dies at 89

He spent his life being a ‘shepherd of the holy people of God’

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Read more about the article Pope advances sainthood causes, including first ‘martyr’ of charity
An illustration depicts Jesuit Father Matteo Ricci in traditional Chinese clothing. In a decree Dec. 17, 2022, Pope Francis advanced the sainthood cause of Father Ricci, recognizing the heroic virtues of the 16th-century missionary to China and declaring him venerable. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)

Pope advances sainthood causes, including first ‘martyr’ of charity

Pope advances sainthood causes, including first ‘martyr’ of charity

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Read more about the article Pope reveals he prepared resignation letter in case of impairment
Pope Francis speaks with journalist Julián Quirós during an interview with Spanish newspaper, ABC, at his residence at the Vatican in this photo released Dec. 18, 2022. The pope revealed to the newspaper that he wrote a resignation letter in 2013, his first year in office, to be used in case he became physically or mentally impaired and unable to fulfill the duties of the papacy. (CNS photo/Matias Nieto Koenig, courtesy ABC)

Pope reveals he prepared resignation letter in case of impairment

The letter was penned in 2013, the pope’s first year in office

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Read more about the article Doubt can be a step toward deeper faith, pope says
Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Dec. 11, 2022. The pope blessed figurines of the baby Jesus brought by children for their Nativity scenes. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Doubt can be a step toward deeper faith, pope says

Pope: Doubt ‘helps us understand that God is always greater than we imagine him to be’

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Read more about the article Nothing is impossible for God, not even peace in Ukraine, pope says
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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