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Vatican revises norms for examining alleged miracles
In an effort to ensure transparency as well as historical and scientific accuracy, Pope Francis has approved revised norms for the Congregation for Saints' Causes regarding medical consultations on healings alleged to be miracles.
Vatican signs international anti-corruption agreement
The Holy See has adhered to the U.N. Convention Against Corruption, an international treaty focused on preventing, outlawing and prosecuting corruption within nations and internationally.
Pretending to be a saint sickens, corrupts the soul, pope says
"Vanity is like osteoporosis of the soul, the bones on the outside look good, but inside they are all ruined," the pope said.
Refugees try to tell their life stories through art in Rio de Janeiro
"They are artists before they are refugees," said artist-turned-curator Felippe Moraes, adding that art helps displaced individuals hold on to something from their past, remembering where they came from.
Don’t use media to lie, hurt, frighten, pope tells journalists
Journalists must not foment fear when covering issues or events such as forced migration due to war or famine, Pope Francis said.
Pope approves statutes for his united Secretariat of Communications
The pope had created the secretariat to coordinate work that had been done by the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, the Vatican press office, the Vatican Internet office, Vatican Radio, the Vatican television production studio and the Vatican newspaper, printing press, photograph service and publishing house.
Sniffing out a good bishop: Improving the process is papal priority
To say a bishop "smells like his sheep" is considered high praise today and is one of the top characteristics Pope Francis says he wants in bishops and candidates for the position of guiding a diocese.
Pope Francis, MD: Using medical metaphors to provoke, explain
Probably his most famous medical metaphor is his repeated description of the church today as a "field hospital."
Archbishop overseeing Guam archdiocese asks Vatican for leader’s removal
The request, he said, was supported by the archdiocese's presbyteral council, which had issued a letter to Archbishop Apuron requesting he resign, followed by a letter to the Holy See requesting his removal given that the archbishop did not step down.
Christian educators say Israeli cuts threaten schools’ existence
When Israel's Ministry of Education ranked its top 277 schools, eight of the nation's 47 Christian schools were on the list.