Aboard the papal plane, Francis spoke with reporters about the need to build solidarity, not barriers.
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Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis celebrates largest Mass in the history of Morocco
Among those attending the Mass was Brother Jean-Pierre Schumacher, O.C.S.O, the last monk survivor from the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
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.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
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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Irish bishop criticizes Catholics who spread fear of Muslims
“To define a whole category of people, or a whole nation, or a whole religious group as being in some way more prone to terrorism than any other group is irresponsible.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What you can do to help after the terrorist attack on New Zealand mosques
First, reach out to your neighbors and local mosque to show concern and compassion. Then call out those in your life who dehumanize others.
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New Zealand Mosque shooter: a white nationalist seeking revenge
That rampage killed at least 41 people, while an attack on a second mosque in the city not long after killed several more.
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After terror attacks, New Zealand bishops tell Muslims: ‘We hold you in prayer’
New Zealand’s Catholic bishops have expressed their horror and distress at a terrorist attack in two mosques in Christchurch which saw at least 49 people killed.
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Pope arrives in Abu Dhabi, praying for nearby Yemen
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (CNS) — The sun had set long before Pope Francis arrived in Abu Dhabi Feb. 3, but Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince, and Egyptian Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar, still went to the airport to welcome him. It had been a rare rainy day […]