Francis vowed decades ago not to watch TV, but he still follows how Argentina is faring in the World Cup.
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Pope Francis and French President Macron hit it off in first meeting
Their conversation was the longest between the pope and a head of state since Francis’ meeting with President Obama in 2014.
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Pope Francis: Individual bishops must decide about Communion for Protestants married to Catholics
During an inflight news conference June 21, the pope was asked about his recent decision requesting the Catholic bishops’ conference of Germany not publish nationwide guidelines for allowing Communion for such couples.
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Pope Francis calls for concrete action to promote Christian unity
“Walking, praying and working together: This is the great path that we are called to follow.”
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There were 69 million refugees last year. What is being done to help them?
A record 68.5 million people had been driven from their homes across the world at the end of 2017. That total was 2.9 million more than at the end of 2016.
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Why Pope Francis’ presence at World Council of Churches matters
The W.C.C. general secretary described Francis’ visit as “a strong signal of recognition by the Catholic world.”
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Pope Francis criticizes separating families at border
Pope Francis said he stands with the U.S. bishops who recently condemned the Trump administration’s policy on immigration that has led to children being held in government shelters while their parents are sent to federal prisons.
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Synod working document: Young Catholics need church that listens to them
The document outlines the church’s need to listen to young people, to help guide them in the faith and to identify pastoral paths to accompany them.
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Pope Francis: Dictatorships begin with taking over media to spread lies
Typical standards, norms and laws in regard to communications are first eliminated, the pope said in his homily June 18 during morning Mass at Domus Sanctae Marthae.
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Pope Francis: Abortion is ‘white glove’ equivalent to Nazi crimes
“Last century, the whole world was scandalized by what the Nazis did to purify the race. Today, we do the same thing but with white gloves,” Pope Francis said.