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Pope Francis: We need global cooperation to curb climate change

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service November 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Global problems associated with climate change demand global cooperation, Pope Francis told a group of heads of state from the Pacific Islands. The planet Earth, when viewed from space, is a world without borders, he said, and “it reminds us of the need for a global outlook, international cooperation and solidarity, […]

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Pope Francis wants you to stop bringing your phone to Mass

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service November 8, 2017

“Please, Mass is not a show. It is going to encounter the Passion, the resurrection of the Lord.”

Pope Francis greets Kofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations and leader of The Elders, during a private audience at the Vatican on Nov. 6. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)

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Pope Francis meets with ‘The Elders’ delegation to discuss climate change and migration

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service November 7, 2017

Pope Francis met with Kofi Annan, the former U.N. secretary-general, and former Irish President Mary Robinson to discuss shared concerns about peace, human rights and climate change.

Pope Francis greets Cardinal Beniamino Stella, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, during an audience with participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for Clergy at the Vatican June 1.

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Pope Francis: Pray that priests never use law to shut door to salvation

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service October 19, 2017

“The Pharisees, the doctors of the law are not things from the olden days, there are many of them today, too.”

Giuseppe Profiti, second from right, former president of Bambino Gesu hospital in Rome, and Massimo Spina, right, former treasurer of the hospital, are pictured during their sentencing at the Vatican court Oct. 14. Profiti was found guilty of illicit appropriation and use of funds belonging to the Bambino Gesu Foundation. He was given a suspended sentence of one year in jail and a 5,000 Euro fine. Spina was absolved of the charges. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)

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Ex-head of Vatican hospital found guilty of abuse of office

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service October 16, 2017

It’s not the first time Profiti faced charges of financial crimes.

A woman holds a child during an immigration rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington Sept. 26. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

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Find ways to keep migrant families together, Vatican official says

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service October 12, 2017

“The migrant family is a crucial component of our globalized world,” said Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Vatican observer to U.N. agencies in Geneva.

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Facebook, Microsoft try to keep up with vast scale of online abuse

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service October 5, 2017

Representatives from Facebook and Microsoft called for increased cooperation to develop, share and utilize digital tools to prevent and stop abuse.

The Archangels Gabriel, Micheal, and Raphael depicted in St Ailbe's Church, in Ireland. (Wikipedia commons)

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Pope Francis: Pray to archangels for protection from devil

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service September 29, 2017

The archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael help encourage and accompany Christians on life’s journey and defend them from the devil, Pope Francis said.