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Johan Ickx, director of the historical archive of the Section for Relations with States of the Vatican Secretariat of State, speaks to reporters at the Vatican press hall Feb. 20, 2020, to discuss the opening of materials on Pope Pius XII in the Vatican Apostolic Archives. On March 2 the Vatican plans to open its archives on the World War II pontificate.

Vatican to open WWII archives, research will take time, archivists say

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VATICAN CITY -- When the Vatican's wartime archives open to researchers March 2, it will be just the start of what should be a long, slow process of studying, analyzing and publishing findings, said the Vatican's archivist and librarian.

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes.

Vatican official denies use of charity money for London property deal

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VATICAN CITY -- Italian Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes, denied allegations that money earmarked for helping the poor was used to invest in a London property deal.

Pope Francis listens as Gian Piero Milano, promoter of justice at the Vatican City state court, speaks during the opening of the 91st judicial year of the court during an audience in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Feb. 15, 2020.

Pope Francis: New Vatican finance laws are working

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VATICAN CITY -- The decade-long process of updating the laws of Vatican City State is part of the Vatican's support for international commitments to protect people and safeguard vulnerable groups, who are "frequently the victims of new, odious forms of illegality," Pope Francis said.

February 18, 2020
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Feb. 16, 2020.

God's commandments lead to freedom, Pope Francis says

VATICAN CITY -- Jesus wants his followers to move from a formal observance of God's commands to an interior acceptance of them and, in that way, to no longer be slaves to sin and selfishness, Pope Francis said.

U.S. bishops wait to meet Pope Francis in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Feb. 13, 2020. Bishops from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina were making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses to the pope and Vatican officials.

Pope Francis shares frustration with reaction to Amazon document

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops that, like them, he is accused of not being courageous or not listening to the Holy Spirit when he says or does something someone disagrees with -- like not mentioning married priests in his document on the Amazon.

February 12, 2020
Pope Francis speaks as he leads his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Feb. 12, 2020.

True sorrow for sins is a gift from God, Pope Francis says

VATICAN CITY -- Recognizing and repenting for one's own sins and errors is difficult, but essential, Pope Francis said.

U.S. Sister Kathryn "Katy" Webster, a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur from the United States, talks with farmers in the countryside near Anapu, in Brazil's northern Para state.

Don't try to 'clericalize' women in Amazon church, Pope Francis says

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis released his document on the Amazon region on the 15th anniversary of the assassination in Brazil of U.S. Notre Dame Sister Dorothy Stang, a missionary who defended the poor and the environment.

Deacon Shainkiam Yampik Wananch prays in a chapel in Wijint, a village in the Peruvian Amazon, Aug. 20, 2019. In Pope Francis' postsynodal apostolic exhortation, "Querida Amazonia," released Feb. 12, 2020, the pontiff acknowledged the serious shortage of priests in remote areas of the Amazon, but he insisted not all avenues have been exhausted to address the issue.

Pope Francis: No 'quick fix' to priest shortage in Amazon

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis acknowledged the serious shortage of priests in remote areas of the Amazon, but he insisted not all avenues have been exhausted to address the issue.

Pope Francis accepts offertory gifts from indigenous people as he celebrates the concluding Mass of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican in this Oct. 27, 2019, file photo. The Vatican on Feb. 12 released the pope's apostolic exhortation, "Querida Amazonia" (Beloved Amazonia), which offers his conclusions from the synod.

Pope Francis releases apostolic exhortation on Amazon synod

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said he dreams of an Amazon region where the rights of the poor and indigenous are respected, local cultures are preserved, nature is protected, and the Catholic Church is present and active with "Amazonian features."

Pope Francis greets Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson of the Knights of Columbus during an audience with a delegation from the Knights at the Vatican Feb. 10, 2020. Members of the Knight's board of directors were in Rome to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the organization's active presence in Rome.

Pope Francis praises Knights for aid to Middle East Christians

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis praised the Knights of Columbus for their charitable efforts and thanked them especially for helping Christians in the Middle East.

Pope Francis addresses participants Feb. 7, 2020, at a Vatican conference on promoting a "global compact" for improving education by building an alliance among parents, teachers, governments and social and religious institutions. The conference was sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.

'Educational compact' between families, world is broken, Pope Francis says

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VATICAN CITY -- Shirking responsibilities in educating future generations has led to a collapse in cooperation among families, schools and social, cultural and religious institutions, Pope Francis said.

Fr. Chris Piasta, chaplain at the JFK and LaGuardia airports in New York, stands behind the Our Lady of Loreto statue flanked by the Alitalia flight crew.

Our Lady of Loreto answers a prayer

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It took a flight of faith, but after jumping through all the necessary hoops, the statue of Our Lady of Loreto finally made it to Toronto.

February 5, 2020
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives for his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Feb. 5, 2020.

Pope Francis: God's kingdom is for the poor in spirit, not the proud of heart

VATICAN CITY -- People who recognize and embrace their spiritual poverty will inherit the kingdom of God, not those who place their trust in the comforts of this world, Pope Francis said.

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