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U.S. Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno was appointed director of the Vatican Observatory by Pope Francis. Brother Guy is pictured in Rome in this April 7, 2011, file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
'The church urgently needs religious who dedicate their lives to being on the very frontiers between faith and human knowledge, faith and modern science,' Pope Francis told the group of papal astronomers.
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Cathy Lynn Grossman - Religion News Service
Are Catholics considering the pope in their political decisions?
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Vatican Radio
The Vatican “values positively” Iran’s recent agreement with the European Union and the so-called ‘P5 plus 1’ group of nations because “it considers that the way to resolve disputes and difficulties should always be that of dialogue and negotiation.”
Stars and bars on the Streets of Havana
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Catholic News Service
U.S. President Barack Obama, Cuban President Raul Castro and the Vatican have called for a lifting of the embargo, which was first put in place in 1960 and repeatedly strengthened in the years since.
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Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Not only will Pope Francis be the first pope to visit the U.S. Congress, but papal speeches to parliaments of any single nation are extremely rare.
Pope Francis embraces Simone Zanini, 8, while greeting the disabled during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 2. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
The complete list of synod participants and papal appointees was released Sept. 15 by the Vatican.