After less than 48 hours in Rome, "dream" is the word used most often by the six Syrian adults Pope Francis brought back to Italy with him from a refugee camp in Greece.By April 18, the couples—who asked to be identified by only their first names, Hasan and Nour, Ramy and Suhila, Osa

How is the Kingdom brought closer to the here and now by name-calling?

He is the door of our life—and not only of eternal life, but also of our daily lives.

Like many of his students and readers, Fr. Virgilio helped me grow in love with a God who is much closer than I ever dared imagine.

“Jesus committed acts of nonviolent civil disobedience all the time.”

The suffering of the refugee and the suffering and vulnerability of those of whom we speak ill cannot be separated.

"What I saw today and what you saw in that refugee camp—it makes you weep."

"We are going to encounter the greatest human catastrophe since World War II," he said.

Pope Francis brought his message of love and inclusion with both words and gestures.

"I told him that I was incredibly appreciative of the incredible role that he is playing in this planet in discussing issues about the need for an economy based on morality, not greed."

'Those who are afraid of you have not looked at you in the eyes. Those who are afraid of you do not see your faces. Those who are afraid of you do not see your children.'

Six of the refugees are children, and all are Muslims

Francis was joined by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and the Primate of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymous II.

During his 10-minute address, Sanders slammed the current global financial system and praised Francis’ 2015 encyclical on the environment.

"Only God knows what their abductors might have done to them, where they would be by now."

Canadian bishops said the bill was "an affront to human dignity, an erosion of human solidarity and a danger to all vulnerable persons."

"The pope wants to fix the social injustices in society and I am completely with him on that," Sanders told Italian media.

Sanders arrived in Rome hours after Thursday night's Brooklyn debate, saying the opportunity to address the Vatican conference was too meaningful to pass up.

“I got here thanks to Allah,” said Munir, whose son was killed in Syria.

We don’t gather for Eucharist to do anything. We come to gaze upon each other, and upon the Lamb.