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Copies of Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation, "Querida Amazonia" (Beloved Amazonia), are pictured at a news conference for the release of the exhortation at the Vatican Feb. 12, 2020. The document contains the pope's conclusions from the 2019 Synod of Bishops for the Amazon. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope shares his ‘dreams’ for Amazon region, its Catholic community

Cindy Wooden
February 12, 2020
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Pope Francis said he dreams of an Amazon region where the rights of the poor and indigenous are respected, local cultures are preserved, nature is protected, and the Catholic Church is present and active with “Amazonian features.”

Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson of the Knights of Columbus prepares to speak at a news conference in Rome Feb. 11, 2020. The news conference was held to highlight the work of the Knights at the Vatican and in Rome as they mark the 100th anniversary of their active presence in the Eternal City. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Knights of Columbus celebrate 100 years in Rome

Carol Glatz
February 11, 2020
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Less than 40 years after its humble beginnings in New Haven, Connecticut, the Knights of Columbus was invited by Pope Benedict XV to establish a permanent presence in Rome.

Pope Francis is pictured with U.S. bishops from Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming during their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican Feb. 10, 2020. The bishops were making their "ad limina" visits to report on the status of their dioceses. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

U.S. bishops ask pope about Amazon synod, discuss range of issues

Catholic News Service
February 11, 2020
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Talking about debates, differences and discernment, Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops that people focused on the possibility of ordaining some married men and women deacons for service in the Amazon will be disappointed in his apostolic exhortation.

Pope Francis is seated next to Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore and Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson of the Knights of Columbus during an audience with a delegation from the Knights of Columbus at the Vatican Feb. 10, 2020. A delegation led by Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson and including the organization's board of directors was in Rome to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the organization's active presence in Rome. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Generous help of Knights counters culture of indifference, pope says

Carol Glatz
February 10, 2020
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Pope Francis praised the Knights of Columbus for their charitable efforts and thanked them especially for helping Christians in the Middle East.

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