There are around 30,000 (including 23,000 Catholics) of them in this majority Muslim nation of 35 million people.
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Pope Francis to migrants in Morocco: ‘You are at the center of the church’s heart.’
Pope Francis suggested four actions were needed to assist migrants in their plight today: “accept; protect; promote; and integrate.”
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Pope Francis in Morocco: “Let us build bridges” between Christianity and Islam
Pope Francis said he hoped his visit would “strengthen the bonds of sincere friendship,” mutual respect and cooperation between Christians and Muslims “and enable our communities to prepare a better future for coming generations.”
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Pope Francis and Moroccan king sign appeal urging that Jerusalem remain open to all faiths
Pope Francis and King Mohammed VI: “the specific multi-religious character, the spiritual dimension and the particular cultural identity of Jerusalem / Al-Quds Acharif must be protected and promoted.”
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Pope Francis issues decree for the protection of minors and vulnerable adults in the Vatican
New guidelines and legislation in the Vatican City State are aimed at preventing physical and sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults in that territory.
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Pope Francis heads to Muslim-majority Morocco ‘as a pilgrim of peace’
“I come as a pilgrim of peace and fraternity, in a world that greatly needs it,” the pope said in a video message to the “dear people of Morocco” on the eve of his visit this weekend.
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Pope Francis meets with South Sudan president, encourages peace process in the country
The meeting between Pope Francis and South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit “aimed at deepening relations between South Sudan and the Vatican.”
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French court finds Cardinal Barbarin guilty of not reporting abuser priest
The court imposed a six-month suspended prison sentence on him, meaning he will not have to spend time in prison.
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Pope Francis will open the secret archives on Pope Pius XII
Pius, who was pope from 1939 to 1958, has been strongly attacked for not speaking out publicly against the Holocaust but defended by some for the vast hidden work he did to help many victims of the Nazis, fascists and communists.
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The Vatican summit on the protection of minors is over. What’s next?
The recent Vatican summit on the protection of minors ended on Feb. 24. Since then many have asked, “What’s next?”