It is time for the laity to speak out and act like true disciples of Christ in spreading the joy of the Gospel.
Pope Francis
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Pope Francis: The church needs young people so that “no one should be rejected”
“The world, the church, are in need of courageous young people, who are not cowed in the face of difficulties,” the pope said.
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Pope Francis sends rare condolence after Malta journalist is slain
Rarely does the death of a private citizen elicit a formal letter of condolence from the Pope.
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Pope Francis: Pray that priests never use law to shut door to salvation
“The Pharisees, the doctors of the law are not things from the olden days, there are many of them today, too.”
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Pope Francis: Common witness of faith can strengthen Catholics and Methodists
Pope to World Methodist Council: “We too have been freed from the slavery of estrangement and mutual suspicion.”
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Pope Francis condemns terrorist attack in Somalia that killed more than 300
Pope Francis prayed for the victims of a terrorist attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, that left hundreds dead and countless wounded in one of the deadliest attacks in the country’s history.
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Pope Francis speaks candidly to the church in a new book of interviews
Pope Francis confessed that while he has “chutzpah,” “I am also timid.”
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Advocates for death penalty abolition encouraged by Pope Francis statement
“We absolutely welcome the pope’s strong statement on this issue; we welcome the moral clarity and the leadership he is showing.”
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Pope Francis: War and climate change cause hunger; stop treating it as an incurable illness
“The relation between hunger and migrations can only be faced if we go to the roots of the problem.”
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Pope Francis praises Vincentians on 400th anniversary
The Vincentians, founded by St. Vincent de Paul, traveled to Rome to celebrate their 400th anniversary with Pope Francis.