Members of the central anti-crime directorate of the Italian state police listen to Pope Francis during an audience in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Nov. 26, 2022. The pope spoke to the officers about the importance of education, prevention and swift justice in fighting violence against women.

Violence against women is a 'scourge,' Pope Francis says

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Violence against women is "a social scourge that is also linked to cultural attitudes, ingrained mentalities and prejudices," so education, prevention and swifter justice are needed to end it, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis, speaking at his weekly general audience Nov. 23, 2022, prayed for peace in Ukraine and remembered the millions of Ukrainian victims of the 1932-33 Holodomor, a Soviet-engineered famine.

Pope Francis writes to Ukrainians after nine months of conflict

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Nine months after Russia launched its war on Ukraine, Pope Francis wrote to the Ukrainian people expressing his admiration for their courage and commitment to their country in the face of so much death and destruction.

Pope Francis shakes hands with Catholicos Awa III, patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, at the end of a meeting Nov. 19, 2022, in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican.

Pope Francis tells patriarch Catholics are ready for a common Easter date

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Meeting the U.S.-born patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, Pope Francis expressed his hope that Christians of the East and West could finally agree on a common date for celebrating Easter.

Pope Francis reads his speech at an interreligious meeting for peace at Rome's Colosseum Oct. 25, 2022. In the distance are the ruins of the Roman Forum.

Cries for peace can't be ignored, Pope Francis says at interreligious meeting

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Standing in front of an ancient symbol of violent battles, Pope Francis and religious leaders from around the world echoed "the cry for peace" of people suffering the impact of conflicts around the world, but especially in Ukraine.

Sr. Eva Solomon and Michael Andraos, author and general editor, respectively, of Come Dance With Me from Novalis Publishing.

Indigenous traditions enrich Catholic faith

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It was a double celebration — the launch of a first book of its kind by an Anishinaabe Catholic woman, and a powerful lesson on how a harmonious blend of indigenous rituals and practices with those of Western Christianity could illuminate the path to a renewed spirit of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and an enriched Catholic Church.

Bishops gathered in St. Peter's Basilica for the opening session of the Second Vatican Council in the fall of 1962. Pope Francis celebrated Mass Oct. 11, 2022, in St. Peter's Basilica to mark the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.

Pope Francis prays for unity of church as he celebrates anniversary of Vatican II

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The Second Vatican Council was the universal Catholic Church's response to God's love and to Jesus' command to feed his sheep, Pope Francis said, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the council's opening.

The entrance to the Chiaramonti gallery in the Vatican Museums is seen in this 2020 file photo. The Vatican said a tourist toppled and damaged two ancient Roman statues in the gallery Oct. 5, 2022.

Tourist detained after toppling busts at Vatican Museums

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A tourist who toppled two ancient Roman busts in the Vatican Museums has been handed over to Italian police, the Vatican said.

People ride their bikes during sunset in Manama, Bahrain, July 14, 2020. The Vatican has confirmed Pope Francis will visit Bahrain Nov. 3-6, 2022.

Pope Francis set to be first pope to visit Bahrain

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The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis intends to visit the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain Nov. 3-6.

A poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping hangs next to a crucifix on the wall of the house of a Tibetan Catholic on Christmas Eve in Niuren village, in China's Yunnan province, in this Dec. 24, 2018, file photo.

Renewal of Vatican agreement with China appears to be on the horizon

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As the October deadline approaches for the extension of the Vatican's agreement with the Chinese government, the newly appointed editor of the news agency of the Dicastery for Evangelization said the deal has been instrumental in allowing Catholics to practice their faith openly and in communion with the church.

A banner showing Pope John Paul I is unveiled on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica as Pope Francis leads the beatification of the late pope in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 4, 2022.

Blessed John Paul I, 'the smiling pope,' showed God's goodness, Pope Francis says

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Beatifying Blessed John Paul I, Pope Francis praised the late pope for showing the world God's goodness and for living the Gospel without compromise.

Elder Fred Kelly, a spiritual adviser to the First Nations' delegation, prays for Pope Francis during a meeting with Indigenous elders, knowledge keepers, abuse survivors and youth from Canada and representatives of Canada's Catholic bishops at the Vatican in this April 1, 2022, file photo.

Pope Francis' words in Canada may have broader reach

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Pope Francis' July trip to Canada was born out of his meetings with the nations' Indigenous people and was planned around encounters with them, and if the pope's words "have value elsewhere," like throughout the Americas, all the better, said the director of the Vatican press office.

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