Read more about the article Mary accompanies migrants heading north, pope says on Guadalupe feast
Pope Francis passes an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe as he leaves after presiding at Mass marking the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 12, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Mary accompanies migrants heading north, pope says on Guadalupe feast

‘The Lord, through the Virgin Mother, continues to give us his son’

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Read more about the article Congolese Catholics take to the streets to protest increasing violence
A young woman in Kinshasa, Congo, carries a cross during a march to protest escalating violence in the the country, Dec. 4, 2022. (CNS photo/Justin Makangara, Reuters)

Congolese Catholics take to the streets to protest increasing violence

‘Every Congolese citizen who loves his country and is touched by the suffering of his people must rise up’

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Read more about the article Advent is opportunity to get off pedestal of superiority, pope says
A Nativity scene figure and the Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square are seen as Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking the square at the Vatican Dec. 4, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Advent is opportunity to get off pedestal of superiority, pope says

‘Hypocrisy is the greatest danger, because it can even ruin the most sacred realities’

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Read more about the article Being ‘inclusive’ of those with disabilities means valuing them, pope says
Pope Francis greets a woman at the end of an audience with people with disabilities Dec. 3, 2022, in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Being ‘inclusive’ of those with disabilities means valuing them, pope says

‘There is no inclusion if the experience of fraternity and mutual communion is missing’

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Read more about the article Regional representatives meet pope, discuss ‘continental phase’ of synod
Pope Francis greets Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, during a meeting with the presidents and coordinators of the regional assemblies of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican Nov. 28, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Regional representatives meet pope, discuss ‘continental phase’ of synod

‘We want to walk together with you and, above all, with the Holy Spirit and with Jesus, in order to mend our Church’

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Read more about the article Diplomacy, Vatican style: Relationships are key, says former ambassador
Pope Francis exchanges greetings with Ken Hackett, U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, and his wife, Joan, during a meeting with ambassadors to the Holy See at the Vatican Jan. 13, 2014. Hackett is the author of a new book, "The Vatican Code: American Diplomacy in the Time of Francis." (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Diplomacy, Vatican style: Relationships are key, says former ambassador

‘They’ve figured out what works and what doesn’t’

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Read more about the article Overcoming Christian divisions would give world hope, pope tells patriarch
Pope Francis greets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople at Sakhir Palace in Awali, Bahrain, in this Nov. 4, 2022, file photo. In a letter to Patriarch Bartholomew, Pope Francis said Christians must acknowledge how sin has exacerbated divisions and how growing in holiness is part of the search for Christian unity. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Overcoming Christian divisions would give world hope, pope tells patriarch

‘The full restoration of communion among all the believers in Jesus Christ is an irrevocable commitment for every Christian’

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Read more about the article ‘Dream big,’ take small steps for peace each day, pope tells students
Pope Francis gives students a thumbs up as he leaves an audience with young people and teachers participating in Italy's National Network of Schools for Peace. At the audience Nov. 28, 2022, the pope told the young people to "dream big" like St. John XXIII and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

‘Dream big,’ take small steps for peace each day, pope tells students

‘Peace is always, always about us! Just as it always concerns another’

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Read more about the article Violence against women is a ‘scourge,’ pope says
Pope Francis greets members of the central anti-crime directorate of the Italian state police during an audience Nov. 26, 2022, in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. The pope spoke to the officers about the importance of education, prevention and swift justice in fighting violence against women. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Violence against women is a ‘scourge,’ pope says

‘Let us not tire of saying no to war, no to violence, yes to dialogue, yes to peace’

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