The pope’s spokesman said “his other meetings proceed regularly.” His words were intended to downplay the concern that his condition might be in any way serious.
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Pope Francis: All priests training to be Holy See diplomats must spend one year in missionary service
From the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has been concerned about the Holy See’s diplomats, who today number around 300, their formation and spiritual life, their welfare, their difficult and sometimes dangerous situations, their problems, and how they understand their role and mission.
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Vatican and Chinese foreign ministers meet for first time in over 50 years
The meeting “renewed the will to pursue the institutional dialogue at a bilateral level to foster the life of the Catholic Church and the good of the Chinese people.”
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Graduate of Loyola University Maryland elected as Superior-General of the Legionaries of Christ
Father O’Connor is the first non-Mexican to lead the order that was founded in 1941 by the Mexican priest, the Rev. Marcial Maciel. Benedict XVI removed Father Marcial from public ministry in 2006, after finding him guilty of sexually abusing minors, and ordered him to spend the rest of his life in prayer and penance.
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Pope’s exhortation following Amazon synod to be published next week
Pope Francis’ much awaited exhortation on the Pan-Amazonian synod will be released on Feb. 12.
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Vatican delivers 600,000 masks to help combat coronavirus in China
“I hope the supplies could reach where they are needed as soon as possible, so that people who are suffering the disease could feel the concern from the Holy See,” Father Han told the Global Times. “The whole world is standing together to fight the virus.”
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Pope Francis, a son of Argentina, welcomes its new president to the Vatican
“The pope is an Argentinian concerned for his fatherland and for his people. He loves the Argentinians very much.”
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Pope Francis names new secretary: a priest who worked with street children and drug addicts
Francis has known him since 2006, when as archbishop of Buenos Aires he heard about his work with street children and drug addicts and contacted him.
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Pope Francis meets with Iraqi president amid growing tensions after Soleimani assassination
Francis has shown a great interest in Iraq and its people that have suffered so much since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re is the new Dean of the College of Cardinals
He succeeds Cardinal Angelo Sodano, 92, who was dean for almost 15 years.