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VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education has asked pontifical universities and faculties to plan to reopen in the fall and teach with students present.
VATICAN CITY -- Prayer is more than just a physical, emotional or intellectual act; it is an inner desire to encounter God, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis to nurses, midwives: 'Thank you for your service to humanity'
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- The coronavirus pandemic has drawn well-deserved attention to nurses and midwives, who are among "the saints next door," dedicated to helping people in some of the most joyful or painful moments of their lives, Pope Francis said.
Papal academy fosters ethics, multidisciplinary alliances in AI debate
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Given the huge impact technology and artificial intelligence will have on humanity and the environment, the Pontifical Academy for Life is seeking to foster more ethical and moral reflection.
Know heaven is your destiny, Pope Francis says
VATICAN CITY -- Just as Jesus told the disciples, "Do not let your hearts be troubled," he says the same thing to his followers today amid "the dramas of life," Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis encourages people to rediscover the need for prayer
VATICAN CITY -- The coronavirus pandemic is a "favorable time to rediscover the need for prayer in our lives; let us open the doors of our hearts to the love of God our father, who will listen to us," Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis prays for fallen priests on Good Shepherd Sunday
VATICAN CITY -- Priests and doctors who gave their lives caring for the spiritual and physical well-being of others during the coronavirus pandemic are like Jesus, the good shepherd, who laid down his life for his flock, Pope Francis said.
The spiritual frontline amid pandemic
By Fr. Yaw AcheampongOn a cold afternoon in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I took my shopping trolley to go for some groceries.
Pope Francis makes promotions within the College of Cardinals
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has expanded the ranks of the top members of the College of Cardinals, naming as "cardinal bishops" Cardinal Beniamino Stella, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Case closed: Vatican says bones are not those of missing woman
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Because all of the human bones found in a Vatican cemetery last summer were at least 100 years old, the Vatican City State court officially closed its investigation into the possibility that some of the remains belonged to a teenage woman missing for more than 30 years.
Love the church, care for society, Pope says at Wednesday audience
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis asked Christians to join their love for the church with a caring concern for civil society, particularly at this time of the coronavirus pandemic.
Pope Francis writes rosary prayers to end pandemic
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis asked Catholics to make a special effort in May to pray the rosary, knowing that by doing so they will be united with believers around the world asking for Mary's intercession in stopping the coronavirus pandemic.
International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest postponed
By Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis, the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses and local organizers have agreed to postpone by one year the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress, the Vatican announced April 23.