A number of nations—many of which already possess nuclear arms—were boycotting the negotiations to ban such weapons.
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Pope Francis to children: Promise Jesus you will never be a bully
The pope asked 45,000 children to be silent and reflect on if there were times when they made fun of someone for how they looked or behaved.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis visits Milan, urges Catholics to live in “hospitality and mercy toward everyone”
Pope Francis, in Milan on March 25, sought to strengthen their faith and to address the dissatisfaction among young people and families due to economic difficulties, which creates fertile soil for populist movements.
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Pope Francis sees hope for European Union, urges leaders to return to roots
Pope Francis said opportunity can come by restoring “the pillars” on which the union was first founded.
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Is Pope Francis subtweeting Donald Trump? Ep. 5
Four years ago this month, the Argentine cardinal (and Jesuit) Jorge Bergoglio became Pope Francis. Michael O’Loughlin, America‘s national correspondent and author of The Tweetable Pope: A Spiritual Revolution in 140 Characters, has been covering this historic papacy ever since. This week on jesuitical, we ask Mike who has a better Twitter game: Pope Francis or President […]
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Opposition to Óscar Romero’s canonization was ‘political,’ Archbishop Paglia says
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the postulator for the cause of Blessed Óscar Romero, experienced firsthand pushback against the archbishop’s canonization.
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Pope Francis will canonize two of the children who saw Our Lady of Fatima
Jacinta and Francisco will be the youngest children ever to be recognized as saints by the church.
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Pope Francis: Hardened hearts can turn believers into atheists
Pope Francis said Christians must ask themselves whether they listen to the word of God or have “lost faithfulness to the Lord and live with the idols that offer me the worldliness of every day.”
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The nuncio reviews Pope Francis’ first four years
The nuncio praised the way Pope Francis has undertaken this responsibility, and noted Francis’ continual emphasis on dialogue, mercy and evangelization.
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Pope Francis: Don’t treat the confessional like the dry cleaners
Christians can take for granted the power of the sacrament of reconciliation and confess while being “unable to be ashamed” of their sins, the pope said.