Pope Francis asked his safeguarding commission to provide an annual audit of what the church is doing to protect minors and what needs to change.
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
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Pope Francis names a Jesuit and a nun to lead human development dicastery
Pope Francis formalized appointments to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and named new secretaries to the restructured Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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Ukraine’s Way of the Cross: Papal almoner prays at mass grave
On the way back to Kyiv from Borodyanka, a town that had been under control of Russian forces, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski prayed amid the ruins and bodies of those killed, including by an unmarked mass grave, he told Vatican News on April 15.
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Ukrainian, Russian women hold cross together at Rome’s Via Crucis
The new meditation read April 15 called for a moment of silence: “In the face of death, silence is more eloquent than words. Let us pause in prayerful silence and each person pray in their hearts for peace in the world.”
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President Zelenskyy invites Pope Francis to visit Ukraine during second phone call
Pope Francis telephoned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before the president addressed the Italian parliament via video link March 22.
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Pope Francis’ message for Lent 2022: Get off your smartphone and do good for others face-to-face
Christians must persevere in generously doing good in the world, bolstered by prayer and by fighting evil in their own lives, including an addiction to digital media, Pope Francis said.
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Pope Francis sends Pope Benedict ‘a beautiful letter’ showing ‘full support,’ former pope’s secretary says
In the letter, Pope Francis “speaks as a shepherd, as a brother” and “expressed once again his complete trust, his full support and also his prayers,” said the secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein.
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Pope Francis’ Prayer for Peace in Ukraine: ‘Please, no more war.’
With rising tensions in the region and the threat of a possible Russian-Ukrainian conflict spreading, Pope Francis established Jan. 26 as a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine.
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Pope Francis: Parents who risk their lives for their families are heroes
In an interview with the Vatican’s media outlets, the pope focused on the theme of “paternity” and how St. Joseph is an important example for fathers, the church and families.
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Pope Francis’ music library contains nearly 2,000 CDs — including 25 by Elvis Presley
While the pope’s collection is mostly made up of classical music, it also includes a 25-disc collection of Elvis Presley’s Gospel songs.