Read more about the article Archbishop Prevost talks about choosing bishops for the Church
Pope Francis meets with Archbishop Robert F. Prevost, a Chicago native, during a private audience at the Vatican Feb. 12, 2022. The pope has named Bishop Prevost as the new prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Archbishop Prevost talks about choosing bishops for the Church

‘We must not hide behind an idea of authority that no longer makes sense today’

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Read more about the article Reports: Russian forces in Ukraine have seized a Roman Catholic church
The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Berdyansk, Ukraine, is seen in this undated photo. Ukrainian officials reported April 22, 2023, that Russian forces seized the church in occupied Berdyansk, part of what the Institute for the Study of War calls an ongoing persecution of Catholics. (OSV News photo/courtesy Primorka City)

Reports: Russian forces in Ukraine have seized a Roman Catholic church

‘The church provided shelter and help to all who needed it’

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Read more about the article Laity share baptismal call to ministry, service, pope says
Pope Francis greets Santiago Pérez de Camino Gaisse, a staff member of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, Leticia Sánchez de León and their children during an audience at the Vatican April 22, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Laity share baptismal call to ministry, service, pope says

Ministry can become ‘something beautiful and personal, a true Christian witness’

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Read more about the article ‘The enemies of peace will not prevail,’ Biden says as Good Friday Agreement turns 25
Pope Francis gives one of his documents to U.S. President Joe Biden during a meeting at the Vatican in this file photo from Oct. 29, 2021. The pope gives visiting heads of state copies of his major texts. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

‘The enemies of peace will not prevail,’ Biden says as Good Friday Agreement turns 25

‘The enemies of peace will not prevail’

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Read more about the article Russia’s persecution of faith in Ukraine part of ‘cultural genocide’ campaign, say analysts
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)

Russia’s persecution of faith in Ukraine part of ‘cultural genocide’ campaign, say analysts

‘This really is one (overall) effort to destroy the idea of a distinct Ukrainian people’

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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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