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Pope Francis walks next to Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias as he leaves the morning session of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican, Oct. 9, 2014 (CNS photo/Paul Haring).
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Cardinal Gracias, one of the pope’s top advisers, spoke about Francis on the eve of the fifth anniversary of his election.
German Cardinal Walter Kasper, retired president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, arrives for the concluding session of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican in October 2014. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) 
FaithNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Cardinal Kasper rejected claims from some Catholics who accuse Pope Francis of undermining church teaching on marriage.
Politics & SocietyNews
Rod McGuirk - Associated Press
Pell's lawyers told the court that the cardinal plans to formally plead not guilty.
Pope Francis touches a statue of Mary and Jesus after crowning it during Mass at Lobito beach in Iquique, Chile, Jan. 18. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The Memorial will celebrated on the Monday after Pentecost in churches throughout the world.
Pope Francis visited the "Casa di Leda," a group home for women prisoners and their young children, in Rome on March 2. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
The pope left chocolate eggs as gifts during his surprise visit to Casa di Leda, a group home for incarcerated women with small children.
rchbishop Luis Ladaria, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks at a news conference to present the document "Placuit Deo" at the Vatican March 1 (CNS photo/Paul Haring).
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Today’s letter reflects a somewhat different style and spirit than Benedict XVI’s “Dominus Iesus.”