Pope Urges Church: See the Face of Christ in Migrants
To migrants, pope says, “You are not discarded,” and adds, “you form part of the human family and the family of God’s children.”
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Pope: Message of Guadalupe Is Simple, not Ideological
On the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Pope Francis says that the meaning of the apparition story is found at its most basic level.
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Vatican Advocates for Ukraine’s Stolen Children
A scholar from Yale’s Humanitarian Research Laboratory who has studied the forced deportation of minors from Ukraine to Russia meets with the papal envoy for peace, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi.
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Pope at World Youth Day: ‘Don’t Be Afraid To Change the World’
Pope Francis celebrated the closing Mass of World Youth Day, telling the 1.5 million young people not to let their “great dreams” be “stopped by fear.”
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Pope to Students: ‘Get Your Hands Dirty’
At a Scholas Occurrentes school and a university, Pope Francis tells students not to hide from messiness and chaos as they recreate society.
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Pope to Young People: Look to the Elderly
In his message for this year’s World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, observed July 23, Pope Francis tells young people to look to the elderly for wisdom as they tackle life’s ups and downs.
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Papal Envoy Urges U.S. Support for Peace in Ukraine
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi delivers a letter to President Biden, saying the pope prioritizes peace and the return of deported Ukrainian children.
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Sow Seeds of Faith, Pope Says
Even if the fruits are not immediately visible, Christians are called to sow seeds of faith in their daily lives, Pope Francis says at the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square on July 16, 2023.
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Pope: Look to God with ‘Childlike Wonder’
During his Angelus address, Pope Francis encourages listeners to look with awe and wonder for “signs of God acting in the world.”
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Pope Institutes Commission on Modern Martyrs
Pope Francis announces creation of a commission to research and disseminate stories of Christian martyrs, including non-Catholics, killed during the past 25 years.
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Quit Stockpiling Nuclear Arms, Pope Tells G7
Urging them to abandon nuclear weapons, Pope Francis sends a message to the G7 world leaders gathered in Hiroshima, Japan, May 19-21, 2023.
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Pope, Buddhists Discuss Care for Planet
Receiving a delegation of Buddhist monks from Cambodia, Pope Francis said that interreligious dialogue can promote care of creation.
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