Pope Francis faced questions regarding Vatican finances arising from recent events that have provoked concern about the possibility of mismanagement of the Peter’s Pence charity and on nuclear weapons, power and war.
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How Ross Douthat is calling Catholic conservatives to humility
The recent writings of New York Times columnist Ross Douthat are calling political conservatives to a needed greater humility.
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In Japan, Pope Francis speaks out against the destruction caused by nuclear weapons
“We need to work together to foster awareness that if one member of our family suffers, we all suffer,” Pope Francis said.
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Japanese boxer formerly on death row attended Pope Francis’ Mass
Japan, the United States and South Korea are the only nations in the OECD group of developed economies that have the death penalty.
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Pope Francis honors Japanese martyrs and celebrates Mass in Nagasaki
The pope also urged prayers for all those who endure persecution because of their faith today.
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Pope Francis at Nagasaki and Hiroshima makes impassioned plea for peace and nuclear disarmament
“The use of atomic energy for purposes of war is immoral, just as the possession of atomic weapons is immoral,” he said. “We will be judged on this.”
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Pope Francis’ cousin takes star turn in Thailand as papal whisperer
Sivori, a 77-year-old member of the Salesian order, is an assistant principal at a Salesian school in Udon Thani, in northeast Thailand.
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On last day in Thailand, Pope Francis tells missionaries to ‘give faith a Thai face and flesh’
The pope reminded priests, religious and seminarians that the fervor of evangelization “is nurtured by a double encounter: with the face of the Lord and with the faces of our brothers and sisters.”
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Pope Francis tells Thai Catholics to seek out family members missing from the Sunday table
To be “a missionary disciple is not a mercenary of the faith,” Pope Francis told the Catholics of Thailand, but rather “a humble mendicant” who longs to bring missing family members to the Sunday table.t
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Pope Francis focuses on human trafficking, migration and religious harmony on a busy day in Thailand
Pope Francis spent his first full day in Thailand meeting with the country’s prime minister and supreme patriarch of Buddhists.