Pope Francis concluded: “We do not come out from a crisis the same as before. We either come out better or worse. We must choose. Solidarity is the way to come out better.”
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Pope Francis: The pandemic has ‘given us a chance to develop new ways of living.’
In his message for the sixth World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Francis also called for “the cancellation of the debt of the most vulnerable countries.”
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Pope Francis calls on world community to aid Lebanon, urges nuclear arms abolition
Pope Francis: “Last Tuesday’s catastrophe calls everyone, beginning with the Lebanese people, to work together for the common good of this beloved country.”
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Pope Francis appoints 6 women (and a U.S. cardinal) to Vatican economic council
These appointments are a further indication of the pope’s determination to give more responsibility to women in the Vatican in positions that do not require ordination.
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Pope Francis announces series of talks on Catholic social doctrine in light of Covid-19 pandemic
Pope Francis: “In the next few weeks, I invite you to tackle together the pressing questions that the pandemic has brought to the fore, social ills above all.”
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Pope Francis calls for prayer and aid for Lebanon after deadly explosion
“Let us pray for the victims, for their families; and let us pray for Lebanon so that it might face this extremely tragic and painful moment and, with the help of the international community, overcome the grave crisis they are experiencing.”
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Pope Francis taps layman from American business for Vatican finance role
Maximino Caballero Ledo has extensive experience as a finance leader with Baxter International, a Fortune 500 American health care company.
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Pope Francis discusses climate crisis with well-known Italian journalist
The only reports of Mr. Scalfari’s long conversations with Francis have come from the elderly journalist, who does not record or take notes.
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Pope Francis welcomes eastern Ukraine cease-fire, also urges care for the elderly
After reciting the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, the pope praised a cease-fire accord in Ukraine and asked young people not to leave the elderly “by themselves” during the pandemic.
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Former Vatican ambassador to stand trial in Paris on charges of ‘sexual aggression’ against four men
Pope Francis instructed the Vatican to remove Archbishop Luigi Ventura’s diplomatic immunity in July 2019. The archbishop will now have to respond to his accusers at a trial in November.