Latin American Bishops Launch Campaign to Protect Human Rights Activists
Catholic bishops in Latin America launch a campaign to support human rights activists who face threats for their work for social justice.
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‘Pilgrims of Hope’: Vatican Prepares for Holy Year
Millions of pilgrims are expected to journey to Rome for the Jubilee, with millions more participating in their home countries.
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Pope Calls for Investigation of Possible Genocide in Gaza
Pope Francis, in a book released on Sunday, calls on the international community to discern whether Israel’s war on Gaza shows “characteristics of genocide.”
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Pope Francis: Devotion to Mary Leads People to Jesus
During his general audience today, Pope Francis said Christians should be like Mary, open to God so the Holy Spirit can work in the world.
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At Synod’s Close, Pope Calls for a ‘Missionary Church’
During the Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis concluded the Synod with a warning to the Church to not to become “sedentary.”
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Only Love Will Save Us, Pope Says in New Encyclical
Centered on devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Dilexit Nos — releaed today — is Pope Francis’ fourth encyclical.
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Papal Envoy Visits Russia to Discuss Ukraine
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna travels to Russia in efforts to restore peace and recover more than 19,000 deported Ukrainian children.
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Mission Is Common Goal of Synod and Ecumenism, Pope Says
On the anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s opening, Pope Francis pauses the Synod of Bishops to pray for ecumenism with leaders of other faiths.
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Synod Members Pray and Reflect on Diversity, Trust
Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe and other spiritual advisers lead Synod members in prayer and reflection before the assembly’s opening.
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Two Cardinals Take On Just War Theory
A U.S. and a Burmese cardinal address nonviolence and just war theory at the opening of the Catholic Institute for Nonviolence in Rome.
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Catholic Environmental Activist Killed in Honduras
During the Sunday Angelus Sept. 22, Pope Francis lamented the murder of Juan Antonio López of the Diocese of Trujillo in Honduras.
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Pope Francis Thanks God for Trip to Asia
Pope Francis says his Sept. 2-13 trip to Asia and the Pacific allowed him to fulfill his dream as...
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