“In that Caritas center are many Christians who have learned to see with God’s own eyes,” Pope Francis said. “God is not worried about details but seeks out and awaits each person with a father’s eyes.”
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Pope Francis ends visit to Bulgaria, urging its religious leaders to work for peace
Like Saint Francis, the pope said, “each of us is called to follow in his footsteps by becoming a peacemaker, an ‘artisan’ of peace.”
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Pope Francis celebrates first Communion with 245 children in Bulgaria
Even as pope, Francis considers himself a parish priest—“the world’s parish priest” as he once told a friend. This morning, he presided in a small Catholic enclave more than 100 miles from Sofia, the capital city.
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Pope Francis meets with Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch Neofit
The meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Neofit was only the second meeting in more than a thousand years between a pope and a Bulgarian Orthodox patriarch.
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Pope Francis hails Bulgaria as “a culture of encounter”
“God Bless Bulgaria,” Pope Francis prayed, and “keep her in peace and ever hospitable, and grant her prosperity and happiness.”
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Pope Francis’ big reforms to the Roman Curia are finally coming
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” we talk through some big reforms Pope Francis has planned for the Roman Curia.
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Critics of Pope Francis level new accusation of ‘heresy’
Addressed to “the bishops of the Catholic Church,” the 20-page letter was written to “accuse Pope Francis of the canonical delict of heresy, and second, to request that you take the steps necessary to deal with the grave situation of a heretical pope.”
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What to expect from Pope Francis’ trip to Bulgaria and North Macedonia
Pope Francis will visit Bulgaria and North Macedonia from May 5 to 7, two majority Orthodox countries with very small Catholic populations.
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Pope Francis makes donation to help migrants traveling through Mexico
Pope Francis has donated $500,000 to assist migrants attempting to travel through Mexico, but who are increasingly being impeded by Mexican officials from reaching the U.S. border.
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Three ways to evaluate Pope Francis’ reform of the Roman Curia
Reforming the Vatican Curia has been a goal since the Second Vatican Council, but so far the changes have failed to improve its efficiency or responsiveness. Pope Francis is trying again.