Loudly boasting or complaining about fasting during Lent and treating others unkindly is not what God wants, Pope Francis said.
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Pope Francis prays for people who call him a heretic
He also said he doesn’t read the blogs devoted to leading a ‘resistance’ against him.
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Facing criticism on handling of sex abuse, Pope Francis reveals he meets victims regularly
Pope Francis “normally” meets with victims of abuse on Fridays, and “sometimes this is known and sometimes it is not known.”
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Pope Francis, U.S. bishops offer prayers after another act of “horrifying evil” in Florida school shooting
“With God’s help, we can remain strong and resolute to resist evil in all its manifestations.”
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Why the Vatican’s potential deal with China is a good thing
Western journalists have been too easily swayed by misleading accounts circulated by those opposed to an entente.
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Cardinal Cupich: Pope Francis’ family teaching is a paradigm shift in the church
Pope Francis has encouraged church leaders to accept “a healthy dose of self-criticism.”
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Pope Francis: People need to recognize how they enable human trafficking
One cardinal told the pope that human trafficking is “the darkest face of globalization.”
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How do you rate Pope Francis’ handling of sex abuse in the church?
Thirty-one percent of readers rated Pope Francis’ handling of sex abuse in the church as “somewhat positive,” while 30 percent of readers told us it was “somewhat negative.”
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Pope Francis’ reputation on sex abuse ‘has gone from bad to worse’
The challenge for the church is to help survivors and stop abuse from happening again, and the pope appears to be falling short.
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Retired cardinal criticizes Vatican negotiations with China
Zen said the Vatican had “given in” to the Communist Party