“I hope that all forms of hatred and violence cease and that such shameful crimes are no longer committed in places of worship where the faithful gather to pray.”
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
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Pope Francis: Cling to Jesus, not horoscopes or fortunetellers
“Faith is not an escape from life’s problems but sustains it along the journey and gives it meaning,” Pope Francis said.
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Pope prays for Christian victims of violent attacks in Africa
The pope led pilgrims in praying a Hail Mary for the victims of the attacks at St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Ozubulu, Nigeria and at a mission in Gambo, Central African Republic.
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Pope Francis: I’m saddened by ‘perfect’ Catholics who despise others
God did not choose perfect people to form his church, but rather sinners who have experienced his love and forgiveness, Pope Francis said.
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Vatican to Marduro: Respect the will of the people and keep Venezuela’s current constitution
The Vatican urged Maduro “to suspend ongoing initiatives such as the new Constituent Assembly, which, rather than fostering reconciliation and peace, encourages a climate of tension and confrontation and mortgages the future.”
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Excommunication could be tool for fighting corruption, organized crime
A Vatican consultation group considers how to excommunicate the Mafia, other similar criminal organizations, the possibly of excommunication for corruption.
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Ancient order, modern times: How the Order of Malta is focusing on renewal
The reform is a way of assuring that the Order of Malta is better prepared to fulfill its charitable and humanitarian duties in the modern age without straying from the mission entrusted to it since their founding in Jerusalem in 1048.
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Knights of Malta: Rescuing refugees stranded at sea is a ‘mission’
ROME (CNS)—While European leaders continue to debate how to handle the influx of migrants, the head of the Order of Malta’s Italian relief corps said that search and rescue operations are a human obligation. Those who believe that rescuing countless refugees who escape war, hunger and persecution only encourages more people to make the treacherous […]
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Upcoming referendum will only worsen crisis, Venezuelan bishops say
Days before a referendum to elect a constituent assembly to rewrite Venezuela’s constitution, leaders of the country’s bishops’ conference said the referendum is illegal and will only increase the suffering of the people.
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Pope Francis to beatify Colombian martyrs who were witnesses ‘to the point of death’
In September, the pope will beatify a bishop and a priest filled in the country’s decades-long civil war.