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Called to a Holy Year of Mercy - The Catholic Leader
Mercy message: Pope Francis leads a Lenten penance service in St Peter’s Basilica. During the service the Pope announced an extraordinary jubilee, a Holy Year of Mercy, to be celebrated from December 8, 2015, until November 20, 2016. Photos: CNS
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The church 'is the house of Jesus' and must always be open, says Pope - The Catholic Leader
Opening doors: Pope Francis gestures as he preaches during a Lenten penance service in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on March 13. Photo: CNS/Paul Haring
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Hearing confession is source of grace, conversion for a priest, Pope says - The Catholic Leader
“Pope of mercy”: Pope Francis hears confession from a man during a penitential liturgy in St Peter’s Basilica last year. Photo: CNS/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters
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Pope to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at prison and wash feet of detainees - The Catholic Leader
Imitating Jesus: Pope Francis washes and kisses feet at Our Lady of Providence Centre during Holy Thursday Mass in Rome last year. Photo: CNS/Reuters
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Don't be bitter or give up; offer world your wisdom, Pope tells seniors - The Catholic Leader
Pope Francis: “We, older people, can remind ambitious young people that a life without love is barren. We can tell fearful young people that worrying about the future can be overcome. We can teach young people who are in love with themselves too much that there is more joy in giving than receiving.” Photo: CNS/Paul Haring
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Pope: Kids need values, hope from teachers; teachers need better pay - The Catholic Leader
Life guide: Teacher Matt Gring talks with his students in the third grade at St Ambrose Catholic School, a Notre Dame ACE Academy, in Tucson, Arizona, in October last year. Photo: CNS/Nancy Wiechec
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Imitate Jesus' humility and service, Pope says at Palm Sunday Mass - The Catholic Leader
Vatican palms: A woman carries palms in procession at the start of Palm Sunday Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican on March 29. Photo: CNS/Paul Haring
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Pope says a ‘good Easter’ requires making Jesus’ passion one's own - The Catholic Leader
Ready for Easter: Pope Francis walks to his seat as he begins his general audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican yesterday (April 1). Photo: CNS/Paul Haring
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Ignoring, abandoning the elderly is a sin, Pope says - The Catholic Leader
Showing care: An elderly woman becomes emotional as Pope Francis greets her as he arrives for a May 2014 weekly audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican. The most serious ailment the elderly face and the greatest injustice they suffer is abandonment, Pope Francis said. Photo: CNS/Tony Gentile, Reuters
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Good works are proper response to God's 'exaggerated' pardon, Pope says - The Catholic Leader
Pope Francis: “The Lord always forgives everything.” Photo: CNS/Paul Haring
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At Lenten penance service, Pope announces Holy Year of Mercy - The Catholic Leader
Mercy: Pope Francis has declared a Holy Year of Mercy starting from December this year. Photo: CNS/Paul Haring
Precious: Pope Francis kisses a child as he arrives to lead his general audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican yesterday (March 18). Photo: CNS/Paul Haring
Welcome children, learn from them, Pope says - The Catholic Leader
Precious: Pope Francis kisses a child as he arrives to lead his general audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican yesterday (March 18). Photo: CNS/Paul Haring
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The Gospel, the Crucifix and witness of faith are what Church offers seekers of Jesus - The Catholic Leader
Simple message: Pope Francis says there are three things offered by the Church to those who wished to encounter Jesus: the Gospel, the Crucifix and the witness of faith. Photo: CNS/Paul Haring
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Bend low - The Catholic Leader
Humility: To enter Christ’s empty tomb like the disciples and see that He has risen, Christians today also must “bend down”, Pope Francis said in his Easter message. Photo: CNS photo/Paul Haring
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Keeping our gaze on Jesus Christ - The Catholic Leader
Photo: CNS/Paul Haring