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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The decrease of vocations to religious life, including in the Society of Jesus, is a lesson in humility and a reminder that a calling to religious life depends on God, Pope Francis told Jesuits in Greece.
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The Christmas tree and Nativity crèche should evoke the joy and the peace of God’s love and not the selfish indulgence of consumerism and indifference, Pope Francis said.
Colorful figures are pictured in the Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square.
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Unlike more traditional depictions of the Magi, the Andean interpretation has them accompanied by llamas and bearing sacks of food from the region, including corn, quinoa and potatoes.
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Vigilance is an important aspect of Christian life because it prevents one’s spirituality from becoming mediocre and lazy, Pope Francis said.
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The pope “joins you in asking the Lord to bestow upon everyone the spiritual strength which triumphs over violence and overcomes evil with good,” said the message released Nov. 23.
In this photo Pope Francis kisses Trappist Father Jean-Pierre Schumacher’s hand during a meeting at the cathedral in Rabat, Morocco, March 31, 2019.
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Father Jean-Pierre Schumacher died 10 minutes after receiving the anointing of the sick at the start of a Mass for the feast of Christ of the King.
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
At the trial’s fourth session Nov. 17, defense lawyer Luigi Panella argued that conversations between the prosecution and Pope Francis regarding the case should be included in the evidence.
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
World leaders are running out of time and must address the challenges of climate change before it’s too late, Pope Francis said.
Dancers in an array of bright colors perform a Ghoomar dance during Diwali celebrations in Trafalgar Square in London Nov. 3, 2019.
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The teachings and traditions of Christianity and Hinduism “can bring the light of hope in people’s lives,” wrote the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
A photo of Blessed Carlo Acutis, who died as a teenager in 2006.
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
In a statement released Oct. 11, the Diocese of Assisi said that since his beatification one year ago, an estimated 117,000 pilgrims visited the teen’s tomb in the Shrine of the Renunciation at the Church of St. Mary Major in Assisi.