Pope Francis greets Swedish Bishop Anders Arborelius of Stockholm in 2016 at the Vatican. Cardinal-designate Arborelius is one of five new cardinals the pope will create at a June 28 consistory. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters)

Sweden’s first cardinal missioned with promoting church in largely secular country

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service May 25, 2017

Cardinal-designate Anders Arborelius of Stockholm is Sweden’s only Catholic bishop and the first native Swede to hold the post since the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s.

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God is no warlord claiming victory with enemies’ blood, pope says at audience after meeting with Trump

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service May 24, 2017

“God does not like to be loved the way a warlord would like, dragging his people to victory, debasing them in the blood of his enemies.”

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Pope Francis: Devil prefers a comfy, business-savvy church that overlooks truth

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service May 23, 2017

The devil would like to see a church that never takes any risks, never speaks out with the truth and just settles on being wishy-washy, comfortable and business-savvy, Pope Francis said. God’s prophets always were persecuted because they created a disturbance, much like those today who denounce worldliness in the church and get ostracized, the […]

Swiss Guard recruits attend the swearing-in ceremony for 40 new recruits at the Vatican on May 6. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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Pope Francis to the Swiss Guard: the Devil, not invaders, is the biggest enemy at hand

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service May 8, 2017

Be ready with the spiritual weapon of faith because the biggest battle facing the Swiss Guard today is fighting the devil and worldly vices, Pope Francis told the guard’s members.

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Pope Francis will beatify Wisconsin-born Capuchin Father Solanus Casey

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service May 4, 2017

Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of Father Casey, five religious, four laypeople and two cardinals, including Vietnamese Cardinal Francois Nguyen Van Thuan.

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives to celebrate Mass at the Air Defense Stadium in Cairo April 29. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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True faith means loving others to the extreme, pope tells Egypt’s Catholics

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service April 29, 2017

The only kind of fanaticism that is acceptable to God is being fanatical about loving and helping others, Pope Francis said on his final day in Egypt.

Pope Francis and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi shake hands during a private audience in 2014 at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Gabriel Bouys pool, via Reuters)

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Pope will travel to Egypt as a ‘messenger of peace’

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service April 25, 2017

“I hope that this visit will be an embrace of consolation and of encouragement to all Christians in the Middle East,” the pope said.

Mourners attend the April 10 funeral for victims of a bomb attack the previous day at the Orthodox Church of St. George in Tanta, Egypt. (CNS photo/Mohamed Hossam, EPA)

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Pope Francis’ goals for Egypt trip: Strengthening weary Christians and reaching out to all

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service April 20, 2017

Pope Francis “will affirm that there is a certain solidarity among Christians” and that “we are all related together by Jesus.”

Retired Pope Benedict XVI enjoys a beer during his his 90th birthday celebration April 17 at the Vatican. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)

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Pope Benedict celebrated his 90th birthday with Bavarian guests, beer, pretzels

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service April 18, 2017

Pope Benedict said his heart was filled with gratitude “for the 90 years the good Lord has given me. There have been trying and difficult times, but he always guided me and pulled me through.”