Pope Francis
Pope Francis On Our Common Home
“The poetry of earth is never dead,” John Keats wrote. These quotes from Pope Francis illuminate that truth.
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Indigenous Canadians seek support to fight violence against women, girls
Women leaders from among Canada's Indigenous nations were at the United Nations' New York headquarters, seeking broad support, including from Pope Francis, in their ongoing campaign to stop violence against their communities' women and girls.
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Praise, protest for Pope Francis’ outreach to LGBTQ persons
Pope Francis has evoked both praise and protest for his outreach to LGBTQ persons during his decade-long papacy, as he has offered warmth and welcome while upholding the Catholic Church's teaching on human sexuality.
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Pope says Lent is time to let go of the frivolous, to choose truth, love
ROME (CNS) — What matters is the truth and the love that God sees, not what is superficial, showy and self-centered, Pope Francis said during a Mass to mark the beginning of Lent. Pope says Lent is time to let ...
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Pope marks anniversary of Russia’s ‘absurd, cruel’ war on Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Pope Francis asked, “Can the Lord forgive so many crimes and so much violence? He is the God of peace.” At the end of his weekly general audience Feb. ...
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Pope Francis So Far
In the past 10 years, Pope Francis has been both celebrated and vilified. But he remains on task for reforming the Catholic Church.
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Pope hospitalized for respiratory infection, Vatican says
After having difficulty breathing, Pope Francis went to Rome’s Gemelli hospital March 29 where he was diagnosed with a respiratory infection, the Vatican press office said.