The appeal calls for non-violent practice and strategies to be developed, promoted and taught in all Church agencies, seminaries, parishes and educational institutes.
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Pope Francis at Holy Thursday Mass: fraternity defeats hatred and greed
‘Two gestures…Jesus washes feet, Judas sold Jesus for money.’
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Pope Francis at Chrism Mass: full text of homily
Pope Francis blessed the sacred oils that will be used during the Easter Vigil.
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Pope Francis: Homily for Palm Sunday
Even “at the height of His annihilation, He reveals the true face of God, which is mercy.”
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Pope ordains two bishops, calls them to be servants to all
Pope Francis called on bishops to really look at the faithful—not obliquely, but looking them in the eye, so they can see them with the heart.
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Pope Francis on the humble but strong virtue of hope
There is something like a “thread of hope” that joins “the whole story of salvation” and is a “font of joy.”
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Press offers ‘partial and imprecise information’ in Vatileaks II coverage
“If we look at press, we see unreasonable attacks with little meaning, that are ill-conceived and very emotional, if not hysterical.”
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Pope Francis: discern and watch, even in good times
The Christian must discern all things, even when everything is going well.
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Pope Francis: why do good things happen to bad people?
God does not abandon the righteous, while those who sow evil are like strangers, whose names heaven remembers not.
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Vatican supports Iran deal, welcomes continued dialogue
The Vatican “values positively” Iran’s recent agreement with the European Union and the so-called ‘P5 plus 1’ group of nations because “it considers that the way to resolve disputes and difficulties should always be that of dialogue and negotiation.”