Pompeo: “More than 80 percent of mankind lives in places where religious freedom is threatened or entirely denied and it’s no coincidence that it has happened as unfree societies have proliferated.”
Pope Francis
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Cardinals Hummes and Baldisseri respond to critics of the working document for the Amazon synod
“It is the voice of the local church, the voice of the church in the Amazon—of the church, of the people, of the history and of the very earth, the voice of the earth…. And this has value, it is not fake news,” Cardinal Hummes said.
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A Jesuit cardinal-designate says Pope Francis is making Vatican II real
“Our vocation is to help men and women to live their human lives and to live them to the full,” said Father Czerny. “This is the big mission. This is what it means to preach the Gospel and to bring the Good News to the ends of the earth.”
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What message does Pope Francis’ meeting with Father James Martin send?
It was the pair’s first extended conversation, though Pope Francis is familiar with Father Martin’s work.
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Pope Francis appoints Brazilian cardinal to watch over ‘Heralds of the Gospel’
The Vatican said the reason for the apostolic visitation in 2017 was due to “shortcomings concerning the style of government, the life of the members of the council, the pastoral care of vocations, the formation of new vocations, administration, the management of works and fundraising.”
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Lithuania’s new cardinal spent time in Soviet prison for defending Catholicism
Lithuania’s cardinal-designate Sigitas Tamkevicius, a Jesuit and a veteran of Soviet prisons and labor camps, will receive the red hat from Pope Francis Oct. 5 at the Vatican.
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Pope Francis meets with Father James Martin in private audience
Pope Francis received Fr. James Martin S.J. in the papal library of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace this morning.
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Pope Francis reminds Christians that migrants and refugees should be welcomed around the world
Pope Francis denounced “the globalization of indifference” as he celebrated Mass in St Peter’s Square on the 105th World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sept. 29.
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Pope Francis speaks to Silicon Valley CEOs and moral theologians about dangers in tech revolution
During a conference held in the Vatican on Sept. 27 on “The Common Good in the Digital Age,” Pope Francis told delegates that there is a need to search for ways for society to deal with the challenges of the digital age.
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Pope Francis to Jesuits in Mozambique: ‘I am and I remain a sinner.’
“My election as pope did not convert me suddenly,” Pope Francis said, “so as to make me less sinful than before. I am and I remain a sinner. That’s why I confess every two weeks.”