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Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, holds Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation, "Christus Vivit" (Christ Lives), during a news conference at the Vatican April 2. The document contains the Pope's reflections on the 2018 Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment. Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, holds Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation, "Christus Vivit" (Christ Lives), during a news conference for its presentation at the Vatican April 2, 2019.

‘Make a ruckus,' Pope tells young people in letter

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VATICAN CITY — The sex abuse crisis, a history of sexism and an overly narrow focus on a small number of moral issues can keep young people away from the Church, Pope Francis wrote  in a new apostolic exhortation.

A man carries his children through floodwaters in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique, March 23. More than two million people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have been affected by a cyclone that has killed more than 700 people, with hundreds still missing in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

African floods ‘wiped out entire villages’

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NAIROBI, KENYA - More than two million people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have been affected by a cyclone that has killed more than 700 people, with hundreds still missing in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

The Pope is scheduled to visit Morocco, a nation of 35 million people who are mostly Muslim, March 30-31. Right, migrants are seen before disembarking at Del Canuelo in southern Spain in 2018. By mid-2018 the number of migrants arriving in Spain, usually from Morocco, had surpassed the number arriving in Italy.

Pope goes on a mission for migrants

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis wanted to go to Morocco in December to draw attention to the need for international co-operation in assisting migrants and in alleviating the situations that force people to seek a better life outside their homeland.

Swiss Guards march in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. To better protect minors and vulnerable adults from all forms of abuse and exploitation, Pope Francis approved a new law and a set of safeguarding guidelines for Vatican City State and the Roman Curia.

Pope issues child protection law for Vatican City State

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VATICAN CITY — To better protect minors and vulnerable adults from all forms of abuse and exploitation, Pope Francis approved a new law and a set of safeguarding guidelines for Vatican City State and the Roman Curia.

A firefighter is seen as flames shoot through the front door of St. Sulpice Church in Paris March 17, 2019, in this still image taken from social media. Vandals and arsonists have targeted French churches in a wave of attacks that has lasted nearly two months.

Vandals, arsonists target French Catholic churches

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MANCHESTER, England - Vandals and arsonists have targeted French churches in a wave of attacks that has lasted nearly two months.
Three victims of clergy sexual abuse in Chile, Juan Carlos Cruz, James Hamilton and Jose Andres Murillo, attend a news conference in Rome May 2, 2018.

Chilean court orders church to pay compensation to abuse survivors

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VATICAN CITY - A Chilean appeals court ruled in favor of three survivors of abuse by former priest Fernando Karadima and ordered the Catholic Church to pay damages.

Pope Francis waves from a balcony alongside Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi during a visit to City Hall March 26, 2019.

Pope Francis urges preservation of Rome's history, spiritual traditions

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VATICAN – As the capital of Italy and center of Catholicism, the city of Rome must work with the Catholic Church to preserve and defend its rich historical and spiritual traditions, Pope Francis said.
Women look at "Women-Church-World," a monthly women's magazine insert in the Vatican's L'Osservatore Romano newspaper, in this file photo. Claiming a lack of support for open dialogue and for an editorial line run by women, the director and editorial staff of the magazine insert have resigned.

Founder, editorial staff of Vatican women's magazine resign

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VATICAN – Claiming a lack of support for open dialogue and for an editorial line run by women, the director and editorial staff of a Vatican women's magazine have resigned.
Chilean Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati meets the press in Santiago March 23, 2019, after the Vatican announced Pope Francis had accepted his resignation. The archbishop, 77, has been involved in the ongoing investigation of clerical sexual abuse and its cover-up by church authorities.

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Chilean cardinal embattled in abuse coverup

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VATICAN – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Chilean cardinal who has faced widespread criticism for his handling of cases of clerical sexual abuse in the country.
A man fills a plastic drum with spring water from a mountain in Utuado, Puerto Rico, Oct. 21, 2019. Access to clean, fresh water is a fundamental human right that must be defended, especially in poor areas where men, women and children are suffering the deadly effects of climate change, Pope Francis said.

Access to clean water is a fundamental human right, Pope says

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VATICAN – Access to clean, fresh water is a fundamental human right that must be defended, especially in poor areas where men, women and children are suffering the deadly effects of climate change, Pope Francis said.
Polish Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz prays at the tomb of St. John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 3, 2011. Cardinal Dziwisz issued a statement March 20 vigorously defending the pontiff from "hurtful and historically untrue" claims that he was "slack" in combating sexual abuse by Catholic clergy.

Polish cardinal, St. John Paul's aide, defends pontiff's record on sex abuse

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WARSAW, Poland – A close aide to St. John Paul II has vigorously defended the late pope's handling of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and denied accusations that he ignored the problem during his 27-year pontificate.
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