“We don’t go to Mass to give something to God, but to receive from him that which we truly need.”
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
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Pope Francis urges Catholic NGOs to work together to defend human dignity
“I encourage you to work always in a spirit of communion and cooperation with other Catholic NGOs and with the representatives of the Holy See.”
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Sweden’s Catholic minority shows how the church can thrive in secular society
Sweden is one of the few countries in Europe where the Catholic Church is growing, a shift largely due to refugees and immigrants arriving in the predominantly Lutheran and increasingly secular country.
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Pope Francis urges bishops to exercise authority as judges in annulments
A diocesan bishop is the sole judge in the streamlined process for handling marriage annulments, Pope Francis said.
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Pope Francis: Quick fixes & denial won’t stop climate change
The pope said the Paris agreement is “a clear path of transition toward a model of low- or no-carbon economic development, encouraging solidarity and emphasizing the strong links that exist between fighting climate change and fighting poverty.”
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Pope Francis: We need global cooperation to curb climate change
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
“Please, Mass is not a show. It is going to encounter the Passion, the resurrection of the Lord.”
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Pope Francis meets with ‘The Elders’ delegation to discuss climate change and migration
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.
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Pope Francis: Catholic universities need to teach about migrants & refugees to counter xenophobia
Catholic universities need to study the root causes of forced migration and ways to counter discrimination, Pope Francis said.
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Pope Francis: Pray that priests never use law to shut door to salvation
“The Pharisees, the doctors of the law are not things from the olden days, there are many of them today, too.”