Read more about the article War, Vatican II, decision making: Pope shares insights with Jesuit editors
Pope Francis meets with the editors of 10 European Jesuit magazines and Father Arturo Sosa, superior general of the Jesuits, May 19, 2022, in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. The pope responded to the editors' questions about the war in Ukraine, the current state of the Catholic Church and how he makes decisions when a diocese is experiencing turmoil. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

War, Vatican II, decision making: Pope shares insights with Jesuit editors

’The council that some pastors remember best is that of Trent’

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Read more about the article Vatican releases suggestions for lengthier, revamped marriage preparation
Pope Francis greets newly married couples during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 4, 2022. The Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life has released guidelines and suggestions for developing a "matrimonial catechumenate," a yearlong preparation for marriage and family life. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Vatican releases suggestions for lengthier, revamped marriage preparation

Marriage ‘is a vocation, a journey to holiness that embraces one’s entire life’

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Read more about the article Vatican releases suggestions for lengthier, revamped marriage preparation
Pope Francis greets newly married couples during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 4, 2022. The Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life has released guidelines and suggestions for developing a "matrimonial catechumenate," a yearlong preparation for marriage and family life. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Vatican releases suggestions for lengthier, revamped marriage preparation

Marriage ‘is a vocation, a journey to holiness that embraces one’s entire life’

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Read more about the article Ancient marble columns from Church of the Holy Sepulcher get a museum home
Workers secure an ancient column from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher for transport to the archeology wing of the Franciscan Terra Santa Museum in Jerusalem's Old City June 9, 2022. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)

Ancient marble columns from Church of the Holy Sepulcher get a museum home

’It is very exciting but it also very stressful’

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Read more about the article 100 days of war: Ukrainian leader reflects on the pope, hope, solidarity 
Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, joins Pope Francis and bishops around the world in consecrating Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary at the Cathedral of the Mother of God in Zarvanytsia, Ukraine, in this March 25, 2022, file photo. He spoke to Catholic News Service May 30 about Russia’s war on his country, Pope Francis’ condemnation of the war and about the role of Christian ministers in a situation of conflict and danger. (CNS photo/Ukrainian Catholic Church)

100 days of war: Ukrainian leader reflects on the pope, hope, solidarity 

‘We live through the pains and joys of our people with them’

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Read more about the article Health care must be accessible to all, not select few, pope says 
Pope Francis arrives to lead an audience with representatives of the Italian health care association, Federsanità, at the Vatican June 4, 2022. The pope said that health care is a fundamental right for all and not a privilege for the rich while the poor and disadvantaged are left to the wayside. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Health care must be accessible to all, not select few, pope says 

‘Illnesses may mark the body, confuse thoughts and take away strength, but they can never nullify the value of human life’

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Read more about the article Pope: Interreligious dialogue is built on respect, sharing 
Pope Francis greets Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Dicastery for Eastern Churches, during an audience with members of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican June 6, 2022. The cardinal, who had just returned from visiting Ukrainian refugees in Romania, presented the pope with artwork. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope: Interreligious dialogue is built on respect, sharing 

‘There is always another possible option: that of dialogue’

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Read more about the article Pope says he’s still considering possible trip to Ukraine 
Pope Francis greets a boy during an audience with some 160 children in the San Damaso Courtyard at the Vatican June 4, 2022. Most were visually impaired youngsters and their siblings, but they also included a group of children from Ukraine. At the audience the pope said he's still considering traveling to Ukraine but wants to make sure such a trip would not make anything worse. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope says he’s still considering possible trip to Ukraine 

‘I must wait for the moment’

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Read more about the article Bishops lament that Nigerians are not safe anywhere after church attack 
Adetunji Henry, 15, one of the victims of the attack by gunmen during Pentecost Mass at St. Francis Xavier Church, receives treatment at the Federal Medical Centre in Owo, Nigeria, June 6, 2022. Reports said at least 50 people were killed in the attack. (CNS photo/Temilade Adelaja, Reuters)

Bishops lament that Nigerians are not safe anywhere after church attack 

‘We have never had it so bad for our country’

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Read more about the article Holy Spirit pushes people to repent, change, love, pope says 
Pope Francis gives the homily as he participates in Mass for the feast of Pentecost in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican June 5, 2022. The Mass was celebrated by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who has substituted as the main celebrant on a few occasions when the pope has had health problems. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Holy Spirit pushes people to repent, change, love, pope says 

‘Let us sit at the school of the Holy Spirit, so that he can teach us all things’

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