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Pope Francis delivers his speech during a Mass for the closing of Amazon synod in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019.

After Amazon Region Bishops Push for Married Priests, Pope Francis Urges Openness to Change

The Pope said he would hopefully draw his conclusions by year's end

Pope Francis during his weekly general audience Wednesday in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican on October 17, 2017

Pope Francis Takes Faltering Steps Forward on Church Abuse Crisis

An unusually frank statement from the Vatican announced on Oct. 13 that two...

An unusually frank statement from the Vatican announced on Oct. 13 that two retired Chilean bishops have been expelled from the priesthood for the "manifest abuse of minors." Coming only a day after Pope Francis...

Vatican gendarmes attempt to block a topless activist of women's rights group Femen, who tries to reach the Nativity scene in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican Dec. 25, 2017.

A Topless Protester Tried to Snatch a Baby Jesus Figure From the Vatican's Nativity Scene

Her bare chest bore the slogan "God is Woman"

Pope Francis is greeted by children upon his arrival in Yangon, Myanmar on Nov. 27, 2017.

Pope Francis Has Arrived in Myanmar Amid Simmering Tensions. Here's Why That Matters

Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority has suffered persecution

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate his Weekly General Audience in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Oct. 11, 2017.

Pope Francis Wants the Catholic Church to Change Doctrine on Death Penalty

He called for changing church doctrine

President Trump and Pope Francis meet at the Vatican, May 24, 2017.

Pope Francis Is Writing About Fake News

"The truth will set you free"

Pope Francis waves to thousands of followers as he arrives at the Manila Cathedral on January 16, 2015 in Manila, Philippines.

'I Needed to Clarify Things.' Pope Francis on When He Used to See a Therapist

The Pope said that seeing a therapist "helped [him] a lot" and that he now ...

The Pope said that seeing a therapist "helped [him] a lot" and that he now "felt free"

After Amazon Region Bishops Push for Married Priests, Pope Francis Urges Openness to Change

Pope Francis Takes Faltering Steps Forward on Church Abuse Crisis

A Topless Protester Tried to Snatch a Baby Jesus Figure From the Vatican's Nativity Scene

Pope Francis Has Arrived in Myanmar Amid Simmering Tensions. Here's Why That Matters

Pope Francis Wants the Catholic Church to Change Doctrine on Death Penalty

Pope Francis Is Writing About Fake News

'I Needed to Clarify Things.' Pope Francis on When He Used to See a Therapist

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