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A firefighter places a wreath at the foot of a tall statue of Mary overlooking the Spanish Steps in Rome Dec. 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Rome's firefighters have observed the tradition every year since 1857. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The pope appealed to Our Lady to teach people to care for others “without egoistic interests or hypocrisy.”
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis said the "richest experience" of the church operating in a way that is not strictly "top down" came from the two meetings of the Synod of Bishops on the family.
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
A new statement is seemingly at odds with Pope Francis’ famous “Who am I to judge?” response when asked about gay priests in 2013.
A journalist uses a tablet to photograph Pope Francis as he answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Malmo, Sweden, to Rome Nov. 1. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
To bring someone's past into public view “is a sin and does harm,” the pope said.
Pope Francis greets a child during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Dec. 7. At his audience the pope began a new series of talks about hope. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis: "At times, I find myself in front of persons who are very rigid. And I ask myself: How come such rigidity?”
A statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe is unloaded from a truck after a Nov. 19 procession to the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Tijuana, Mexico, where Mass was celebrated (CNS photo/David Maung).
Faith
Francisco Moreno Barrón
Immigration is an ancient and contemporary reality; human beings have always sought better conditions for their lives.