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Pope Francis greets the crowd during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 8, 2019.

Catholic minorities can still change the world, pope says at audience

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VATICAN CITY - Visiting the small Catholic communities in Bulgaria and North Macedonia offered an opportunity to encourage the faithful to remember God's miracle of being able to feed a multitude with just a few loaves and fishes, Pope Francis said.

Jean Vanier, founder of the L'Arche communities, is pictured in a Feb. 17, 2015, photo. Vanier, a Canadian Catholic figure whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over the past half century, died May 7 at age 90.

Pope Francis called Jean Vanier to thank him before his death

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM NORTH MACEDONIA - Pope Francis told reporters May 7 he had been kept informed about Jean Vanier's failing health and had phoned him a week before his death.

Pope Francis prepares to place flowers at a statue of Mother Teresa at the Mother Teresa Memorial during a meeting with religious leaders and the poor in Skopje, North Macedonia, May 7, 2019.

Pope draws lessons from Mother Teresa in city of her birth

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SKOPJE, North Macedonia - Pope Francis went to the tiny Balkan nation of North Macedonia to pay tribute to a tiny saint who accomplished big things: St. Teresa of Kolkata.

Pope Francis embraces a religious leader during a meeting for peace with Bulgarian representatives of various religious in Nezavisimost Square in Sofia, Bulgaria, May 6, 2019.

Honoring St. John XXIII, pope and Bulgarians give witness for peace

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SOFIA, Bulgaria - Prayers for peace are important, but they must lead those praying to roll up their sleeves, reach out their hands and open their hearts, Pope Francis said at an interreligious meeting in Sofia.

Children perform as Pope Francis visits with refugees in Sofia, Bulgaria, May 6, 2019.

Roses and the cross: Pope meets refugees in Bulgaria

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SOFIA, Bulgaria - Twelve boys and girls wearing white T-shirts and dark pants sang for Pope Francis at a refugee center on the outskirts of Sofia.

Pope Francis walks with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev during a welcoming ceremony in the square outside the presidential palace in Sofia, Bulgaria, May 5, 2019.

Pope to Bulgarians: Treasure identity as crossroads of cultures

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SOFIA, Bulgaria - In a country that has seen many of its citizens emigrate in search of work and a better life, Pope Francis asked Bulgarians to be welcoming of and sympathetic to the migrants and refugees who arrive in their country hoping to get to Western Europe.

An indigenous woman from the Pataxo Ha-ha-hae tribe looks over the Paraopeba River in Brazil Jan. 28, 2019, after a tailings dam owned by Brazilian mining company Vale SA collapsed.

Respect rights of indigenous people, culture, pope tells mining industry

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VATICAN CITY - A "fallacious" economic model that exploits the earth's resources while disregarding the rights and cultures of indigenous people has left the planet in a precarious condition and requires a change of heart that places the common good before financial gain, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis meets with participants attending the plenary meeting of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences at the Vatican May 2, 2019.

Nations stirring up nationalism betray their mission, pope says

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VATICAN CITY - Migrants are not a threat to a nation's culture, traditions and values, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis holds his pastoral staff as he celebrates the closing Mass of the Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this Oct. 28, 2018. The pastoral staff in this photo was cited in a letter released by 19 Catholics that accuses the pope of heresy.

Letter writers accuse Pope Francis of heresy

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LANCASTER, England - A small group of Catholics has accused Pope Francis of heresy and has written to the world's bishops asking them to "take the steps necessary to deal with the grave situation of a heretical pope."

Pope Francis greets the crowd during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 1, 2019.

Satan, not God, tricks people with temptation, pope says

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VATICAN CITY - God never tricks, traps or tempts his children to sin or commit evil, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis celebrates morning Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican April 30, 2019.

Christian life impossible without the Holy Spirit, pope says

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VATICAN CITY - Christians must allow themselves to be guided by the Holy Spirit if they expect to live a Christian life, Pope Francis said.

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