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Pope Advises Young People to Look Beyond ‘Shortsighted’ Ideologies

Pope Francis tells European young people at conference to “make noise” and if people don’t listen to them “shout even louder.”

Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Borys Gudziak says Russian invasion is not due to a military threat, but to the threat of democracy.

Pope Francis says he is heart broken over war and phones Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to express deepest sorrow over tragic invasion.

European Catholic leaders appeal for peace and express alarm about a possible “humanitarian catastrophe” as Russia attacks Ukraine.

Troubled by rising tensions and potential aggression by Russia against Ukraine, Pope Francis calls for a Day of Prayer for Peace on Jan. 26.

Don’t take refuge in the roots, but get nourishment there and move forward, Pope Francis says at his weekly general audience.

Spanish bishops fear migrants are being used for political pressure after a surge of migrants swam from Morocco to Spanish territories.