In the homily he offered during his morning Mass on April 28, Pope Francis expressed the hope that people will be socially responsible once the pandemic restrictions begin to be lifted.
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Laudato Si’ at five: Dioceses embrace pope’s call for care of the earth
Ever since the introduction of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’, five years ago, more and more dioceses are heeding his message about caring for the environment.
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Order of Malta Grand Master, who led institutional reform, dies in Rome
Fra’ Giacomo led the 1,000-year-old sovereign order following an institutional crisis that caused deep internal fractures and a confrontation with the Holy See.
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Podcast: Can Italy’s bishops and government agree on reopening public masses?
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” America’s Rome correspondent Gerard O’Connell explains what negotiations are happening between the bishops and the Italian government.
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Pope Francis approves Vatican foundation dedicated to Pope John Paul I
Much about the pope, his life and work has been gathered over the course of his sainthood cause, which Pope Francis furthered in 2017 with the recognition that Pope John Paul lived the Christian virtues in a heroic way.
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Read: Pope Francis’ rosary prayers in the midst of coronavirus
Here are the texts of two prayers, written by Pope Francis, for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pope Francis writes new prayers, asks Catholics to pray rosary in May for end to coronavirus pandemic
Pope Francis wrote two new prayers to Mary that can be recited at the end of the rosary, prayers he said he would be reciting “in spiritual union with all of you.”
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What are your post-pandemic resolutions?
In April, as Italy and the Vatican moved toward their seventh week in lockdown, Catholic News Service asked several people for their “post-pandemic resolutions.”
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Podcast: Pope Francis assembled a coronavirus taskforce. What’s next?
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts discuss the task force the pope has assembled to actualize his vision for a post-coronavirus world.
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On 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Pope Francis calls for ‘ecological conversion’
The pope dedicated his catechesis April 22 to a reflection on the human and Christian responsibility to care for the Earth, humanity’s common home.