A robot equipped with artificial intelligence is seen at the AI Xperience Center at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Brussels Feb. 19, 2020. The use of artificial intelligence in science and medicine must be guided by ethical standards that place humanity and the pursuit of the common good first, Pope Francis said Feb. 28 in a message to participants in the general assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life at the Vatican.

Humanity, ethics must be at center of AI technology, Pope Francis says

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VATICAN CITY -- The use of artificial intelligence in science and medicine must be guided by ethical standards that place humanity and the pursuit of the common good first, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis arrives in procession to celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome Feb. 26, 2020.

Pope Francis: Lent is a time to reflect on God's love, not 'useless sermons'

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ROME -- Ashes not only symbolize humanity's frail mortality but are also a reminder of God's infinite love of people, whom he created from dust, Pope Francis said.

Parishioners at an Emergent Strengths workshop at St. Thomas à Becket Church in Montreal.

A search for ‘strengths’ in community

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Fr. Dominic Barber believes he’s found the tool that will take St. Patrick’s Parish in Markham, Ont., on the path to a stronger, more engaged parish.

U.S. bishops wait to meet Pope Francis in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Feb. 13, 2020. Bishops from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina were making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials.

Pope Francis shares frustration with reaction to Amazon document

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops that, like them, he is accused of not being courageous or not listening to the Holy Spirit when he says or does something someone disagrees with -- like not mentioning married priests in his document on the Amazon.

U.S. Sister Kathryn "Katy" Webster, a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur from the United States, talks with farmers in the countryside near Anapu, in Brazil's northern Para state.

Don't try to 'clericalize' women in Amazon church, Pope Francis says

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis released his document on the Amazon region on the 15th anniversary of the assassination in Brazil of U.S. Notre Dame Sister Dorothy Stang, a missionary who defended the poor and the environment.

Deacon Shainkiam Yampik Wananch prays in a chapel in Wijint, a village in the Peruvian Amazon, Aug. 20, 2019. In Pope Francis' postsynodal apostolic exhortation, "Querida Amazonia," released Feb. 12, 2020, the pontiff acknowledged the serious shortage of priests in remote areas of the Amazon, but he insisted not all avenues have been exhausted to address the issue.

Pope Francis: No 'quick fix' to priest shortage in Amazon

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis acknowledged the serious shortage of priests in remote areas of the Amazon, but he insisted not all avenues have been exhausted to address the issue.

Pope Francis accepts offertory gifts from indigenous people as he celebrates the concluding Mass of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican in this Oct. 27, 2019, file photo. The Vatican on Feb. 12 released the pope's apostolic exhortation, "Querida Amazonia" (Beloved Amazonia), which offers his conclusions from the synod.

Pope Francis releases apostolic exhortation on Amazon synod

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said he dreams of an Amazon region where the rights of the poor and indigenous are respected, local cultures are preserved, nature is protected, and the Catholic Church is present and active with "Amazonian features."

Pope Francis greets Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson of the Knights of Columbus during an audience with a delegation from the Knights at the Vatican Feb. 10, 2020. Members of the Knight's board of directors were in Rome to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the organization's active presence in Rome.

Pope Francis praises Knights for aid to Middle East Christians

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis praised the Knights of Columbus for their charitable efforts and thanked them especially for helping Christians in the Middle East.

Pope Francis addresses participants Feb. 7, 2020, at a Vatican conference on promoting a "global compact" for improving education by building an alliance among parents, teachers, governments and social and religious institutions. The conference was sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.

'Educational compact' between families, world is broken, Pope Francis says

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VATICAN CITY -- Shirking responsibilities in educating future generations has led to a collapse in cooperation among families, schools and social, cultural and religious institutions, Pope Francis said.

Fr. Chris Piasta, chaplain at the JFK and LaGuardia airports in New York, stands behind the Our Lady of Loreto statue flanked by the Alitalia flight crew.

Our Lady of Loreto answers a prayer

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It took a flight of faith, but after jumping through all the necessary hoops, the statue of Our Lady of Loreto finally made it to Toronto.

Pope Francis speaks with Argentine President Alberto Fernandez during a private audience at the Vatican Jan. 31, 2020.

Pope Francis meets with president of Argentina; no news of papal home visit

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis met Argentina's new president, Alberto Fernandez, amid widespread speculation that they would talk about the pope finally returning to his homeland for a visit.

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