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Undated picture of Italian teenager Emanuela Orlandi, the daughter of a Vatican employee, believed to have been kidnapped after a music lesson in Rome on June 22, 1983 when she was 15-years-old. (Associated Press)

Emanuela Orlandi case prompts Vatican to open tombs

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Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Francis urges Chinese Catholics to trust, reconcile after deal

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Pope Francis greets Cardinals and Bishops on the occasion of his Christmas greetings to the Roman Curia in the Clementine Hall, at the Vatican, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016. The pontiff denounced the resistance hes encountering in reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, saying some of it is inspired by the devil and that the prelates who work for him must undergo "permanent purification" to serve the Catholic Church better. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, Pool)

Catholics and China: Vatican speaks out on unapproved bishop ordinations

By Elise Harris - Catholic News Agency

In this file photo released on Monday, May 11, 2015, Pope Francis meets Cuban President Raul Castro during a private audience at the Vatican, Sunday, May 10, 2015. Cuban President Raul Castro has been welcomed at the Vatican by Pope Francis, who played a key role in the breakthrough between Washington and Havana aimed at restoring U.S.-Cuban diplomatic ties. (Gregorio Borgia, File Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis will likely meet Fidel Castro during Cuba visit

By Elise Harris - Catholic News Agency

Face to Face: Pope Francis met Thursday with a delegation of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, and the Vatican announced an end to a conflict with the umbrella group of U.S. nuns in a major shift in tone. (Associated Press)

Vatican, U.S. nuns reach truce over Roman Catholic Church doctrine

By Hannah Crites - The Washington Times

Cardinal Sean O'Malley blesses a family after Mass, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, along the international border wall in Nogales, Ariz. O'Malley was several Bishops who serve along the U.S./Mexico border were visiting the border town to bring awareness to immigration reform and to remember those who have died trying to cross the border in years past. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Boston priest named secretary of Vatican commission to protect minors

By Elise Harris - Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis boards a plane on his way to South Korea from Rome's Fiumicino International Airport Wednesday. His five-day visit marks the first time in a quarter-century that a pope has traveled to the divided Korean peninsula. The pontiff plans to bring a message of peace and reconciliation to all Koreans. (associated press)

Pope Francis taking message of peace, reconciliation to South Korea

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times