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Don't miss this heartwarming video from the St. Vincent de Paul Society, which debuted today at its "Restoring Hope Breakfast" in Phoenix.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis warned against the abandonment and neglect of the elderly, calling it a "hidden euthanasia" rooted in today's "poisonous" culture of disposal and an economic system of greed. In the presence of his predecessor, Pope Francis also thanked retired Pope Benedict XVI for staying to live at the Vatican and being like "a wise grandfather at home."

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of the Diocese of Phoenix spelled out his thoughts about the Church in Arizona in his inaugural “State of the Catholic Church” address Sept. 23.

The wisdom of "It takes a village to raise a child" has been lost as kids are either overprotected by permissive parents or neglected, Pope Francis said.

The coordinator of the Catholic Peacebuilding Network discusses the Catholic Church's just-war teaching as it relates to the terrorist group ISIS.

Take an in-depth look at the challenge and hope for a new generation from “Humanum,” a three-day colloquium on the complementarity of man and woman organized by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

The gift of piety that the Holy Spirit gives us makes us meek; it makes us peaceful, patient and at peace with God in gentle service to others," Pope Francis said in his weekly general audience. He was continuing a series of audience talks about the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Pope Francis spent 30 minutes with Ibrahim, her husband and two small children July 24, just hours after she had arrived safely in Italy following a brutal ordeal of imprisonment and a death sentence for apostasy in Sudan. The pontiff thanked Ibrahim for "her steadfast witness of faith," a Vatican spokesman said.

Pope Francis announced that he would visit the Shroud of Turin in June 2015.

Take an in-depth look at men and women from “Humanum,” a three-day colloquium on the complementarity of man and woman organized by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.