On Oct. 31 the pope will participate in a ceremony to mark 500 years since the start of the Reformation.
Pope Francis
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Jesuit leader reflects on Pope Francis’s GC 36 address
Pope Francis is the first Jesuit pope to address a general congregation.
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Pope Francis: Border walls promote sex trade, not compassion
The only way for resolution “is through solidarity,” where everyone pitches in, says Pope Francis.
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Francis promotes dialogue rather confrontation in his picks for three American cardinals
Sometimes Pope Francis’ actions are even more eloquent than his words.
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‘What Pope Francis Really Said’: Q&A with author Tom Hoopes
‘We have a pope who is casual, imprecise and a fan of hyperbole. That is a new, hard thing.’
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Breaking: Pope Francis meets with Venezuela’s President Marduro
The pope is seeking to get the government and opposition to negotiate a peaceful solution to the present crisis.
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Pope Francis: Don’t become a hypocrite of your faith
“Behind an attitude of rigidity there is always something else in the life of a person. Rigidity is not a gift of God. Meekness is, goodness is, benevolence is, forgiveness is. But rigidity isn’t.”
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News Briefs
In his message for World Food Day on Oct. 14, Pope Francis urged consumers to take responsibility for their use and waste of food and actions that harm the environment. • The Diocese of Baton Rouge has been helping flood victims deal with the stress of “letting go” and adjusting to
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Cardinal Surprises
A 5 a.m. wake-up call from a friend in Rome alerted Cardinal-designate Blase J. Cupich of Chicago to the news that Pope Francis had added his name to the list of church leaders soon to be made cardinals. The previous six archbishops of Chicago received a red hat, but Pope Francis has recently skippe
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Check Your Hypocrisy
Meeting a pilgrimage of Catholics and Lutherans from Germany, Pope Francis said he does not like “the contradiction of those who want to defend Christianity in the West and, on the other hand, are against refugees and other religions.” Answering questions from young people in the group o