During his Nov. 20-26 visit to Thailand and Japan, Pope Francis will deliver a message at the “hypocenter” or ground zero park in Nagasaki and will hold a meeting for peace later that day at the peace memorial in Hiroshima.
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Pope Francis says success in protecting ozone layer offers lessons for the future
The pope’s message was addressed to those attending a meeting of state parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
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Jesuits remember companions killed in struggle for ecological and social justice
They had come together, he said, to “celebrate God’s faithfulness in our 50-year journey and also to celebrate our faithfulness to his call,” as well as to celebrate Father Arrupe and the 57 Jesuits who “sacrificed their lives in the struggle for justice and equality.”
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Pope Francis restructures Brazilian dioceses following synod proposal
The synod, which took place at the Vatican Oct. Oct. 6-27, addressed the challenges facing large dioceses with few resources to minister to Catholics in remote areas.
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Pope Francis: Dialogue begins with empathy, not contempt
In his Nov. 6 weekly audience in Rome, Pope Francis urged his listeners to be open in dialogue with people of other faiths and cultures, in much the same way that St. Paul did.
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Social justice and martyrdom: Unpacking Francis’ vision for evangelization
This week, Gerry and I examine the theme of martyrdom that has emerged repeatedly in recent weeks and how it relates to Pope Francis’ vision of evangelization.
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Pope Francis criticizes cultural discrimination that surfaced during Amazon synod
“There are circles and sectors that present themselves as ilustrados (enlightened) — they sequester the proclamation of the gospel through a distorted reasoning that divides the world between ‘civilized’ and ‘barbaric,’” Francis said. “On this basis, contempt can develop for people considered to be second rate,” he said, adding that “all this also emerged during the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon.”
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Pope Francis recalls persecuted Christians during Mass in catacombs
Celebrating Mass in the underground burial chamber, Pope Francis said he naturally thought “of the life of those people who had to hide, who had this culture of burying their dead and celebrating the Eucharist inside here.”
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Pope Francis: The church must listen to ‘the cry of the poor’
The most important thing to emerge from the synod was the unequivocal commitment by the church to seek new ways to preach the Gospel and to promote justice and stand in solidarity with the Amazon’s 34 million inhabitants.
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Britons return statue of the Virgin Mary to Argentina at Vatican
Pope Francis has appeared to wipe away tears during a ceremony in St. Peter’s Square for the return of a Virgin Mary statue from Britons to Argentina.