Pope Francis mentioned Teilhard de Chardin, S.J., at the close of his Mass in Ulaanbaatar on Sunday. Might this mean the great priest-paleontologist is finally being recognized by the Vatican for his genius?
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Pope Francis: Synod proceedings will be secret to avoid ideology and gossip
On the plane home from Mongolia, Pope Francis answered several questions about this October’s synod of bishops.
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Pope Francis hosts interreligious gathering as he concludes memorable visit to Mongolia
Since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has constantly looked to the peripheries both in the choice of countries to visit and men to make cardinals.. And he has consistently looked to the East where he detects the first signs of a new springtime for the Catholic Church
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Chinese Catholics among those who welcome Pope Francis during Mongolia visit
Among the hundreds of onlookers from several countries at the back of the square were many Catholics from mainland China, present in defiance of an order from the authorities in Beijing prohibiting not only the bishops of mainland China but also the country’s Catholics from traveling to Mongolia.
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Pope Francis encourages Mongolian Catholic flock in faith, unity, witness
Without daily prayer and respect for the structure and unity of the church, “our strength will fail, and our pastoral work will risk becoming an empty delivery of services, a roster of duties that end up inducing only weariness and frustration,” Pope Francis said in Ulaanbaatar on Sept. 2.
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Pope Francis on those upset by his criticism of ‘reactionary’ U.S. Catholics: ‘Let’s move on’
Onboard his flight to Mongolia, Pope Francis said he knew some people were upset by the remarks, but the church must keep moving forward. “They got angry, but let’s move on, move on.”
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Pope Francis’ criticisms of ‘reactionary’ U.S. Catholics are counterproductive
Pope Francis has a problem with American Catholic ideologues. Maybe he’s talking about you.
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China forbids Catholic bishops and faithful from joining Pope Francis in Mongolia
No bishop from mainland China has been allowed to travel to Mongolia as Pope Francis makes the first-ever visit by the leader of the Catholic Church to this vast landlocked country sandwiched between China and Russia.
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Pope Francis: St. Káteri Tekakwitha gives us a recipe for living well
Pope Francis’ weekly address calls believers to bear our daily crosses with patience and hope in the example of St. Káteri Tekakwitha, the first native North American woman to be canonized.
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Pope Francis stirs controversy by urging young Russians to be proud of their heritage
The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church said Ukrainians were shocked when Pope Francis told Russian Catholic youths to be proud of their heritage and cited two historic Russian leaders that, the archbishop said, are “the worst example of imperialism and extreme Russian nationalism.”