Read more about the article Ideology obstructs beauty of family, pope says 
Pope Francis blesses the womb of a pregnant woman during an audience with members of the U.S.-based Papal Foundation at the Vatican on April 28. In speaking to members of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, the pope said families play an important role in a society’s development when ideologies are not imposed upon them. CNS photo/Vatican Media

Ideology obstructs beauty of family, pope says 

‘It is inscribed in the very nature of woman and man’

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Read more about the article ‘Embracing vulnerability,’ sisters hope to draw strength, help others 
Claretian Sister Jolanta Kafka, president of the International Union of Superiors General, speaks to reporters at the Vatican April 29 about the UISG plenary assembly to be held May 2-6 online and in Rome. CNS screenshot/Vatican Media

‘Embracing vulnerability,’ sisters hope to draw strength, help others 

UISG plenary assembly set for May

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Read more about the article Pope wants annual audit of Church’s safeguarding measures worldwide 
Pope Francis listens as Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, speaks during a meeting with members of the commission at the Vatican April 21. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) See PROTECTION-COMMISSION-POPE April 23, 2018.

Pope wants annual audit of Church’s safeguarding measures worldwide 

‘Abuse in any form is unacceptable’: Pope Francis

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Read more about the article Pope praises Papal Foundation’s generosity, including to Ukraine 
Pope Francis arrives to lead an audience with members of the U.S.-based Papal Foundation at the Vatican April 28, 2022. The pope praised the group for its generosity in helping fund humanitarian and church projects around the world. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope praises Papal Foundation’s generosity, including to Ukraine 

Foundation approves $14 million in grants, scholarships, humanitarian aid

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Read more about the article Bishops back administration’s ‘Uniting for Ukraine’ refugee initiative 
Ukrainian refugees in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, walk towards a registration center for internally displaced people April 21, 2022, after arriving in a small convoy that crossed through a territory held by Russian forces. (CNS photo/Ueslei Marcelino, Reuters)

Bishops back administration’s ‘Uniting for Ukraine’ refugee initiative 

Bishops back administration’s ‘Uniting for Ukraine’ refugee initiative

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Read more about the article Be voice of God to all, pope tells missionaries of mercy 
Pope Francis greets a priest during an audience with Missionaries of Mercy priests at the Vatican April 25, 2022. The pope commissioned the priests during the Year of Mercy for the special mission of preaching God's mercy and showing it, especially through the sacrament of reconciliation. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Be voice of God to all, pope tells missionaries of mercy 

'Always forgive. Don’t put it off,’ pope says

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Read more about the article Light of risen Christ dispels darkness of fear, pope tells young people 
Pope Francis arrives for a meeting with thousands of young people taking part in a pilgrimage organized by the Italian bishops' conference in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 18, 2022. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)

Light of risen Christ dispels darkness of fear, pope tells young people 

Fears ‘must be brought to light’

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Read more about the article Priest says pope’s visit to Congo will let world know about its conflicts 
Internally displaced Congolese women and children, who fled from recurrent earth tremors after the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, shelter inside a church in Sake, Congo, May 28, 2021. (CNS photo/Djaffar Al Katanty, Reuters)

Priest says pope’s visit to Congo will let world know about its conflicts 

Nation’s divisions have led to ‘violations of human dignity’

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