“The degradation of the environment…cannot be separated from the moral degradation of our communities.”
Pope Francis
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In Peru, Pope Francis says the church stands with the peoples of the Amazon and the earth
Francis is the first pope to come to the Amazon region, and he insisted that his first event and major speech of his visit to Peru should be to this place.
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‘Machismo’ culture blinds women’s leading role in society, Pope Francis says
Society cannot look the other way and allow a culture that demeans the dignity of women to persist, Pope Francis said.
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True believers want peace for Jerusalem, pope tells imam
Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, the grand imam, hosted a meeting Jan. 17-18 with Christian and Muslim clerics and political leaders from 86 countries in reaction to President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
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Jesuit university president hopes Pope Francis can help church in Peru “regain its prophetic voice”
Father Ernesto Cavassa was provincial of the Jesuits in Peru from 1998 to 2004, and president of the Conference of Latin American Jesuit Provincials from 2005 to 2012.
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Pope Francis blesses Chilean couple aboard papal plane
Love is in the air! Pope Francis blessed the marriage of two flight attendants aboard the papal plane en route to Iquique in Chile. The couple married in a civil ceremony in 2010 but due to Chile’s 2010 earthquake, they never followed up with a church ceremony.
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In Iquique, Pope Francis calls on Chileans to show hospitality to immigrants
“There is no Christian joy when doors are closed; there is no Christian joy when others are made to feel unwanted,” the pope said.
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‘This is calumny’: Pope Francis defends Bishop Barros against charges he knew of sexual abuse
Many in Chile opposed Francis’ appointment of Msgr. Barros as bishop because he is known to have belonged to the inner circle of a priest accused of abuse.
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Pope Francis blesses the marriage of two flight attendants aboard the papal plane
The couple said, “I do” Thursday morning after telling Francis that they had been married in a civil service in 2010.
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In the land of the Mapuche, Pope Francis calls on indigenous peoples to say ‘no’ to violence
Pope Francis appealed to the Mapuche, who have suffered “great injustices,” to totally reject violence “which can make a just cause turn into a lie.”