The apostolic exhortation on the family will be his most important magisterial text of 2016.
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Francis as Bridge-Builder
The Holy Year of Mercy arrives in advance in this land that has suffered from war.
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The Votes Are In
There was one clear winner at this year’s post-synod elections: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle.
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A Church of Encounter
Some find Pope Francis’ ecclesiology ‘somewhat threatening.’
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Francis Looks East
Something important has changed in Sino-Vatican relations.
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Pope Francis looks to a new Cuba
“We don’t want an abrupt change that would produce a different type of gold rush: from Communism to consumerism overnight.”
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In China, Fear of Faith
The crackdown against Christianity has taken various forms.
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Pope Francis brings radical Gospel message to the US
This week-long journey takes him first to Cuba and then to the United States and is widely considered “the big one” of the year.
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Timor-Leste Celebrates
Timor-Leste is the world’s most densely populated Catholic country after Vatican City.