A Roman Missal is seen on the altar during a traditional Tridentine Mass July 18, 2021, at St. Josaphat Church in the Queens borough of New York City.

Pope Francis clarifies rules limiting celebration of Tridentine Mass

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Diocesan bishops must have Vatican authorization to allow the celebration of the pre-Vatican II Mass in a parish church, to establish a new "personal parish" for devotees of the old Mass or to allow its celebration by a priest ordained after July 2021 when Pope Francis issued rules restricting the celebration, he said.

Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard the flight from Juba, South Sudan, to Rome Feb. 5, 2023.

Arms trade is a 'plague,' Pope Francis says on flight back from Africa

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At the end of six days in African countries bloodied by war and conflict, Pope Francis said that "the biggest plague" afflicting the world today is the weapons trade.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Ndolo airport in Kinshasa, Congo, Feb. 1, 2023.

Pope Francis, in Congo, calls for an 'amnesty of the heart' to build peace

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In a country where most people are Christian and all are suffering from decades of violence and atrocities, Pope Francis told the Congolese to lay down their weapons and their rancor.

Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Jan. 29, 2023.

Pope Francis, Anglican, Presbyterian leaders ask for prayers before trip

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Before beginning their ecumenical pilgrimage of peace to South Sudan, Pope Francis and the leaders of the Anglican Communion and the Presbyterian Church of Scotland asked Christians around the globe to accompany them with prayers.

A likeness of St. Francis de Sales is seen in stained glass at Caldwell Chapel on the campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington in this May 25, 2021, file photo. Pope Francis in his message for World Communications Day said that the media and the field of communications need to exercise more kindness and share the truth with charity.

Mass media needs more kindness, truth spoken with charity, Pope Francis says

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The media and the field of communications need to exercise more kindness and share the truth with charity, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis speaks to diocesan liturgy directors during an audience at the Vatican Jan. 20, 2023. The liturgists were attending a course at the Pontifical Institute of Liturgy in Rome.

Long homilies are 'a disaster,' keep it under 10 minutes, Pope Francis says

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Lengthy, abstract homilies are "a disaster," so preaching should be limited to 10 minutes, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis baptizes one of 13 babies during a Mass celebrating the feast of the Baptism of the Lord in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Jan. 8, 2023.

Pope Francis baptizes babies, urges parents to teach them to pray

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Telling parents and godparents to teach their little ones to pray from the time they are small, Pope Francis baptized 13 babies in the Sistine Chapel as their older brothers and sisters looked on -- or got away and ran around.

Pope Francis holds his crosier as he celebrates Mass on the feast of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 1, 2023.

On New Year's, Pope Francis calls for taking the risk of changing the world

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The best way to usher in a truly "new" year is to stop waiting for things to get better on their own, and instead recognize what is essential and reach out now to help others, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis speaks during a traditional evening prayer service on New Year's Eve in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 31, 2022. Pope Benedict XVI died in the morning Dec. 31 at his residence at the Vatican. He was 95.

Pope Francis pays tribute to the late Pope Benedict, highlighting his gentleness

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Keeping his appointment to celebrate vespers as 2022 was ending, Pope Francis also paid tribute to his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, who died early Dec. 31.

Pope Francis delivers his Christmas blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 25, 2022.

Pope Francis' Christmas message: Listen to the cries of the newborn Prince of Peace

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With the birth of Jesus, God became flesh to share the joys and sorrows, hopes and fears of all people, especially the poor and those living daily amid danger, Pope Francis said in his Christmas message.

An illustration depicts Jesuit Father Matteo Ricci in traditional Chinese clothing. In a decree Dec. 17, 2022, Pope Francis advanced the sainthood cause of Father Ricci, recognizing the heroic virtues of the 16th-century missionary to China and declaring him venerable.

Pope Francis advances sainthood causes, including first 'martyr' of charity

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Pope Francis recognized the martyrdom of members of a Polish family who were sheltering a Jewish family during World War II, and, for the first time, advanced the sainthood cause of a candidate under the category of heroically offering his life out of loving service to others.

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