Communities need to be saved from “corruption, extortion, the illegal trafficking of drugs and weapons,” he said.
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New Year calls for courage, hope; no more hatred, selfishness, pope says
“That is how one builds peace, saying ‘no’ to hatred and violence—with action—and ‘yes’ to fraternity and reconciliation,” Pope Francis said on Jan. 1.
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Why the Catholic Church is taking a ground-up to helping victims of sexual assault
The imbalance in the world, one Jesuit expert has said, reflects how years of papal pleas and Vatican mandates have not been received or implemented consistently everywhere.
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Pope Francis has chosen the first woman to lead the Vatican Museums
Barbara Jatta, 54, is an Italian art historian and graphic arts expert, who had been serving as vice-director of the museums since June.
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Pope Francis: Nonviolence is not weakness
In a world marked by violence, “the choice of nonviolence as a style of life is increasingly demanded in the exercise of responsibility at every level,” the pope said.
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Pope Francis: Baby Jesus is a reminder of migrants
The nativity seen should remind us of the marginalized, the pope said.
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Pope Francis to scientists: You must find solutions to climate change
The pope said there was a “weak response” in most international policies to promoting the common good.
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Pope Francis: Fragile egos, power grabbers, sad sacks are cancer in the church
Some reactions to his apostolic exhortation, “Amoris Laetitia,” continue to reflect a lack of understanding about how the Holy Spirit has been working in the church since the Second Vatican Council.
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Pope Francis: Border walls promote sex trade, not compassion
The only way for resolution “is through solidarity,” where everyone pitches in, says Pope Francis.
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Pope Francis pleads for the rescue of children in Syria
Catholic charities around the world are advocating on behalf of children victims in Syria.