The church is now recognizing what the local church in Central and South America has always known.
Pope Francis
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Pope Francis to scientists: You must find solutions to climate change
The pope said there was a “weak response” in most international policies to promoting the common good.
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Pope Francis: Discernment is the key to navigating a seemingly rigid world
“A rigidity that is far from a discernment of situations has been introduced” in seminaries, Pope Francis said. He also called clericalism “one of the most serious illnesses that the church has.”
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Celebration, sorrow mingle after death of Fidel Castro
Within half an hour of the Cuban government’s announcement Saturday of the death of the 90-year-old revolutionary leader, cheers were heard in Miami’s Little Havana.
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Meeting between Pope Francis and President Tran Dai Quang of Vietnam suggests continuing progress
The Holy See would like its relationship with Vietnam developed further through full diplomatic relations.
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Who is the Real Pope Francis?
This week, Mark Shriver chats to Olga Segura and Matt Malone, S.J., about his new book. In Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis, Mark Shriver explains who Jorge Bergoglio was before he took on papal responsibility.
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Pope Francis: Everyone experiences doubts in their faith life
Doubts can be “a sign that we want to know God better and more deeply.”
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How does Pope Francis write his homilies? No surprise, he starts with listening.
Pope Francis: “If you do not listen to people, how can you preach?”
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‘Bad Spirit’ in the Church?
The church is not a prop for one’s ego, a soapbox for ideas or a suit of armor protecting a sad life, Pope Francis said in an interview published in the Nov. 18 edition of Avvenire, an Italian Catholic newspaper. “The church exists only as an instrument for communicating God’s merciful plan to the people.” […]
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Reading Dante in the Year of Mercy
Dante, praised by Pope Francis as a “prophet of hope,” beautifully conveys the spirit of the Year of Mercy.