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Church must listen to families, young people hesitant to marry, bishops say

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Bishops will go home from a weeklong meeting on marriage and family life, with a renewed commitment to listen to the realities of modern families as well as to reach young people and their hesitancy to marry."In a world increasingly shaped by robots, anonymity and isolation, the family has a prophetic role to play not only in society but in the future of humanity," Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta said at the conclusion of a Vatican gathering on marriage and family life.Speaking at an Oct. 14 briefing marking the end of a weeklong meeting Pope Leo XIV called to discuss what has been done in local churches to implement Pope Francis' 2016 document, "Amoris laetitia," on love in the family. Archbishop Scicluna and other participants said the text remains as relevant today as it was a decade ago, challenging the Church to listen to families before passing judgment and to meet people where they are.The gathering, held Oct. 7-14, brought to

Pope grateful for people's prayers, intends to resume duties 'gradually'

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- During his first full day back at the Vatican after lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV thanked everyone who prayed for him and said he would "gradually" resume his duties."I would like to thank everyone who has prayed for me these past few days. I have truly felt your support. Thank you," he said to applause after praying the Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter's Square Oct. 18."I am especially grateful to the doctors, nurses and all the staff" at Rome's Gemelli hospital, where doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung Oct. 13 after medical tests detected a suspicious growth that was later confirmed to be cancerous.Speaking in his usual forceful and clear voice, the 71-year-old pope said, "This experience has made me feel a special closeness to all those who are facing illness and infirmity.""Now that I have gotten through this delicate phase, as you know, I will gradually resume my activities, always with Go

Pope Leo leaves hospital four days after lung cancer surgery

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ROME (CNS) -- Just four days after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, Pope Leo XIV has left Rome's Gemelli hospital Oct. 17, days ahead of initial projections, and return to the Vatican in time for his Sunday Angelus prayer.Doctors cleared the pope for discharge after reviewing blood tests, a chest X-ray and his overall clinical condition, according to a Vatican communique released Oct. 17.A second announcement confirmed that Pope Leo would leave the hospital in the early afternoon and return to the Vatican. He is scheduled to recite the Angelus prayer Oct. 18 from the window of the papal apartment.Pope Leo has been hospitalized since Oct. 13, when he underwent surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung after medical tests detected a suspicious growth that was later confirmed to be cancerous. The removed tissue was diagnosed as adenocarcinoma, a type of cancer that develops in glandular cells.Throughout his hospitalization, the Vatican issued daily updates on his condition, re

Temporary protections for Ukrainians in US set to expire, trigger deportation, archbishop says

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ROME (CNS) -- "The clock is ticking" for more than 100,000 Ukrainians whose temporary protections allowing them to live and work in the United States are set to expire Oct. 19, the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia said.Without a policy change, people who relied on just temporary measures, including the Uniting for Ukraine humanitarian parole program, may be "constrained to leave the country; but many of them have no home to go back to," Archbishop Borys Gudziak told Catholic News Service during a visit to Rome and the Vatican Oct. 13.If they fail to apply to other legal channels to stay, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as "ICE, might subject them to deportation," he said.According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the temporary protected status (TPS) designation of Ukraine and related benefits were set to terminate Oct. 19. A bipartisan bill introduced in the House of Representatives Oct. 5 would ex

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