Mr. Pence told Francis “you made me a hero” back home by granting him the private audience.
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Pope Francis appoints Bishop Perez, son of Cuban exiles, as new archbishop of Philadelphia
Bishop Nelson J. Perez becomes the third Hispanic archbishop in the United States and the first to serve in this archdiocese.
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Podcast: Inside Pope Francis’ appointment of a woman to a top diplomatic role
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts look at the appointment of Francesca di Giovanni to a top role in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State.
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Pope Francis calls on all Christians to show hospitality to each other—and to migrants
Francis called on all Christians “to work together to show to the migrants the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ.”
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Bishop Strickland says he asked Pope Francis about McCarrick report
The bishop said he knew people are frustrated that it is taking so long for the report to be published, but “an institution that’s been around 2,000 years doesn’t turn on a dime.”
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Integral development for all is a moral duty, Pope Francis tells leaders at Davos
The pope’s message was read to the assembly Jan. 21 by Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
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Pope Francis urges bishops to teach Catholics discernment on voting and politics
Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops their job is to step back from partisan politics and help their faithful discern based on values.
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Pope Francis: “I will never grow tired of condemning every form of anti-Semitism”
Pope Francis firmly condemned “every form of anti-Semitism” on the eve of the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
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Pope Francis meets with Congolese president
The Vatican revealed that the pope and president discussed “the good existing bilateral relations” between the Holy See and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and expressed “satisfaction” at the ratification of the framework agreement between the two countries on matters of mutual interest.
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Pope Francis speaks with U.S. bishops on pro-life and transgender issues
Protecting human life is the “preeminent” social and political issue, Pope Francis said.