These “pastors and martyrs for the faith,” Pope Francis said, “re-appropriated and handed down to the Romanian people a precious legacy that we can sum up in two words: freedom and mercy.”
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Pope Francis calls on Romanian and Hungarian Catholics ‘to live together as brothers and sisters’
“Complicated and sorrow-filled situations from the past must not be forgotten or denied,” he told the assembled during his homily, “yet neither must they be an obstacle or an excuse standing in the way of our desire to live together as brothers and sisters.”
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‘We have set out toward a new Pentecost’: Pope Francis meets with Orthodox leaders in Romania
Pope Francis, in his scripted address, reminded his Orthodox brothers that “the bonds of faith that unite us go back to the Apostles.”
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Despite far-right gains in European election, there is hope for Pope Francis’ new humanism
The big story in the European elections, writes Austen Ivereigh, was the collapse of the centrist governing coalition, with a multiplicity of small parties on the rise. One hopeful sign: A record voter turnout.
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New documentary, ‘The Francis Impact,’ looks beyond the pope to the people he serves
The key, the filmmakers say, was to shift the spotlight off of Francis onto ordinary people who have been impacted by him.
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Pope Francis in Romania: a country is measured by how it treats the poor
The path to building an inclusive society is one where every person is seen as a brother or sister and “where the weak, the poor and the least are no longer seen as undesirables that keep the ‘machine’ from functioning,” the pope said on May 31, the first day of his visit to Romania.
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Bishop Fratila: Pope Francis’ Romania visit may help unify Catholic witness
On the eve of Pope Francis’ visit to Romania, the Greek Catholic bishop of Bucharest, Mihai Fratila, spoke about the changes in his homeland since St. John Paul II’s visit in 1999 and the contemporary difficulties Romanians face.
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New Hampshire repeals death penalty as Senate overrides veto
“Today’s repeal is a major step toward building a culture that unconditionally protects the dignity of life, and is yet more evidence that the death penalty is falling out of favor with the American public,” said Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, executive director of Catholic Mobilizing Network, in a statement released to the media.
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Pope Francis is visiting Romania. Here’s what to expect.
“I come as a pilgrim and a brother,” Pope Francis said in a video message to the people of Romania on the eve of his visit to the largest of the Balkan states and a predominantly Orthodox country.
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In Mexican TV interview, Pope Francis denies knowing of McCarrick restrictions
Pope Francis: “I knew nothing about McCarrick…. If not, I would not have remained silent.”