Central Europe Trip Was About Honoring Roots, Moving Forward, Pope Says
Don’t take refuge in the roots, but get nourishment there and move forward, Pope Francis says at his weekly general audience.
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Pope: Bishops Must Handle Communion Debate as Shepherds, Not with Censures
During his return flight from Bratislava, Slovakia, Sept. 15, the pope said that while there is no question that “abortion is homicide,” bishops must look take a pastoral approach rather than wade into the political sphere.
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Pope Reminds Roma Community, Young People That Church Is Their Home
Pope Francis tells members of Slovakia’s Roma community that the Church is their home and nobody ought to ever keep them away from the it.
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Through Baptism, All Christians Are United, Equal in Christ, Pope Says
Differences and conflicts should not exist among believers in Christ, Pope Francis says, calling St. Paul’s teaching “revolutionary.”
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Holiness Does Not Come from Following Rigid Rules, Pope Says
Redemption is the work of God, not of human beings, so be careful and do not listen to “fundamentalists” who claim holiness comes through following certain laws, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience.
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