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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Days before a referendum to elect a constituent assembly to rewrite Venezuela's constitution, leaders of the country's bishops' conference said the referendum is illegal and will only increase the suffering of the people.
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
In September, the pope will beatify a bishop and a priest filled in the country's decades-long civil war.
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis left a not-so-subtle message outside his office: anyone who is thinking of making a fuss, leave your whining at the door.
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The former head of the Vatican's doctrine office denied reports claiming he was dismissed by Pope Francis due to differences in doctrinal matters.
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Despite differences of opinion on Cardinal Stepinac's life, the commission members said they were aware that the final decision on his canonization is of "the exclusive competence of the pope"
Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez of San Salvador, El Salvador, is greeted after Pope Francis elevated him and four other men to cardinal during a June 28 consistory in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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While Europe has played a significantly weighty role in the development of Christianity, "now we see how the church is growing in numbers in Latin America, in Africa and in Asia. The pope is making this clear. This universal character of the church is very beautiful."
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leaves his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on June 28. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Labor unions must guard and protect workers, but also defend the rights of those "outside the walls," Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis receives a letter from a girl as he arrives for his general audience on June 21 in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters)
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Being a saint doesn't require spending long hours in prayer, but rather living life open to God in good times and in bad, Pope Francis said.
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Parents must help young people see the blessing of growing into adulthood, Pope Francis told priests, religious, catechists and parish council members.
Bishop R. Walker Nickless of Sioux City, Iowa, lays hands on Deacon Andy Galles during his ordination into the priesthood on June 3 at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City. (CNS photo/Jerry L Mennenga)
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis and members of his international Council of Cardinals discussed the possibility of allowing local bishops rather than the Vatican decide on certain matters.