At his morning Mass, Pope Francis prayed especially for the safety and the work of journalists all over the world during this time of pandemic.
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Pope Francis backs migrant farm workers as Italy mulls legalization
Francis said he had been struck by the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on migrant farm workers, who even before the pandemic lived hand-to-mouth with intermittent jobs that pay around 25 euro ($27) a day.
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Podcast: There is more to Benedict XVI’s new interview than abortion and gay marriage
On this episode of the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, America’s Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and producer Colleen Dulle discuss a new interview with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
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As Covid-19 pandemic rages, the Vatican pleads for the world’s 50 million internally displaced persons
“Pope Francis gives enormous importance to the plight of the millions of forgotten men, women and children forced to migrate within their own countries and known internationally as ‘internally displaced people.’”
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On Good Shepherd Sunday, Pope Francis remembers fallen priests and doctors
The pope began his homily by reflecting on the Sunday Gospel reading from St. John, in which Christ not only presents himself as the shepherd but also as “the gate for the sheep” because “whoever enters through me will be saved.”
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Podcast: Christopher Lamb explains ‘guerilla attacks’ on Pope Francis
On the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, Christopher Lamb and Colleen Dulle discuss opposition to the pope.
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Has Pope Francis dismissed five Vatican employees linked to a property deal in London?
America reported on Oct. 2 that the Vatican suspended five employees from their duties “as a precautionary measure.” Now an Italian daily is reporting they have been fired.
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On St. Joseph feast day, pope prays for workers, employers
On the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, Pope Francis prayed for all those who work and said that “human work is the vocation received from God.”
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Pope Francis helps a small trans community financially struggling due to coronavirus
Francis showed his support through the papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the administrator of the pope’s charitable work, who wired money to the transgender community late last week.
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Pope Francis adds Cardinals Tagle and Stella to the order of bishops
The pope also appointed Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari (Brazil) as vice camerlengo, or chamberlain.