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Pope Francis kneels at the feet of South Sudanese President Salva Kiir at the conclusion of a two-day retreat at the Vatican for African nation's political leaders, in this April 11, 2019, file photo. The Vatican announced that Pope Francis will visit Congo and South Sudan in early July. (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters)

Pope to make long-promised trip to South Sudan in July, going also to Congo

Cindy Wooden|Mar 3, 2022|4 Min Read

People take shelter in the basement of the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Resurrection in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 25, 2022, after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine. As some Ukrainians fled their homes, others remained trapped because of clogged roads and martial law. (CNS photo/courtesy Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)

Pope phones Ukrainian archbishop, offers encouragement, prayers

Cindy Wooden|Feb 25, 2022|2 Min Read

Pope Francis meets with members of the Congregation for Eastern Churches at the Vatican Feb. 18, 2022. With church leaders coming from the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe and India, the pope prayed for peace and stability in their homelands. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope decries warmongering, prays for Eastern Catholics in danger

Cindy Wooden|Feb 18, 2022|3 Min Read

A priest is pictured in a file photo accepting offertory gifts during Mass at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church in Yaounde, Cameroon. The Vatican's Central Office of Church Statistics says global Catholic population has reached 1.36 billion, with largest percentage of growth in Africa and Asia. (CNS photo/Saabi, Galbe.Com)

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Vatican statistics show global imbalance in ratio of Catholics per priest

Cindy Wooden|Feb 18, 2022|2 Min Read

Code of Canon Law books for the Latin and Eastern Catholic churches are pictured in Rome at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in this Sept. 15, 2016, file photo. Pope Francis has ordered several changes to canon law, giving more authority to local bishops and bishops' conferences. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope amends canons to give greater authority to bishops, conferences

Cindy Wooden|Feb 15, 2022|3 Min Read

Yasuda Toyoko, 95, who has stomach cancer and dementia, is helped by her daughter in Tokyo in this Sept. 6, 2017, file photo. Pope Francis recently spoke about the Christian attitude toward death, saying it must be accepted but not provoked. (CNS photo/Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters)

Living and dying well: Academy for Life explores benefits of palliative care

Cindy Wooden|Feb 10, 2022|4 Min Read

Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Feb. 2, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope talks about devotion to saints, prays for man who interrupted prayer

Cindy Wooden|Feb 2, 2022|3 Min Read

The Olympic rings are seen at the Shougang Park ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Feb. 2, 2022. The Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing will be held Feb. 4-20 and March 4-13. (CNS photo/Florence Lo, Reuters)

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Praying for peace, looking toward Olympics, pope emphasizes unity

Cindy Wooden|Feb 2, 2022|2 Min Read

St. Peter's Basilica is pictured at the Vatican Jan. 26, 2022. The Vatican has released a budget project that foresees a deficit of $37.1 million in 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Vatican projects budget deficit for 2022 as pandemic continues

Cindy Wooden|Jan 28, 2022|4 Min Read

A new lector receives a Bible from Pope Francis during a Mass marking Sunday of the Word of God in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 23, 2022. At the Mass, the pope formally installed women and men in the ministries of lector and catechist. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)

Pope confers ministries of lector, catechist on lay women and men

Cindy Wooden|Jan 23, 2022|4 Min Read

A delivery worker from the mobile app Toters carries plastic bags of groceries in Beirut in this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo. For more than 130 years, popes have made the dignity of workers a moral issue, a tradition continued by Pope Francis. (CNS photo/Mohamed Azakir, Reuters)

Working together: For pope, jobs are about more than a wage

Cindy Wooden|Jan 13, 2022|4 Min Read

The Christmas tree is seen as Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Jan. 9, 2022. The pope prayed for peace in Kazakhstan. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope appeals for peace in Kazakhstan, says prayer is not 'magic'

Cindy Wooden|Jan 10, 2022|3 Min Read

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