Vatican
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Pope: Christianity is not against profit, but against profit at any cost
Oct 06, 2020
"In exercising one's responsibilities, it is necessary to know how to distinguish good from evil. In fact, even in the field of economics and finance, the right intention, transparency and the search for good results are compatible and must never be separated.”
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'Fratelli tutti', a summary of Pope Francis' seven-year pontificate
Oct 06, 2020
The pontiff's attempt is to push everyone towards universal fraternity. The pivot is the image of the Good Samaritan, which affects many Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus. The "dream" and the proposals on the UN, foreign debt, the universal destination of private property, the end of the arms trade.
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Fratelli tutti: 'Don't just read it, pray it'
Oct 05, 2020
Fr Kevin Irwin suggests "Fratelli tutti" should be both read and prayed because it is "nothing less than about a way to reread and to live the Gospel for our times".
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“Fratelli tutti”: Short summary of Pope Francis's Social Encyclical
Oct 05, 2020
Fraternity and social friendship are the ways the Pontiff indicates to build a better, more just and peaceful world, with the contribution of all: people and institutions. With an emphatic confirmation of a ‘no’ to war and to globalized indifference.
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Highlights from presentation of “Fratelli tutti”
Oct 05, 2020
Various people from different cultural backgrounds presented Pope Francis’s new Encyclical “Fratelli tutti” in the Vatican’s new Synod Hall on Sunday.
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Parolin: ‘Culture of fraternity, call to love’
Oct 05, 2020
Cardinal Parolin speaks during the presentation of Pope Francis's new Encyclical "Fratelli tutti", saying, "through the culture of fraternity, Pope Francis calls each and every one to love".
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“Fratelli tutti”: Long summary of Pope Francis's Social Encyclical
Oct 05, 2020
Fraternity and social friendship are the ways the Pontiff indicates to build a better, more just and peaceful world, with the contribution of all: people and institutions. With an emphatic confirmation of a ‘no’ to war and to globalized indifference.
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Pope introduces his new Encyclical after Angelus
Oct 05, 2020
Pope Francis himself introduces his new Encyclical "Fratelli tutti" after the recitation of the Angelus, and announces he is giving it as a gift to those present in the square.
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Pope: Even people with authority in the Church can be tempted to serve their own interests
Oct 05, 2020
During the Angelus, Francis announced the publication of his third encyclical “Fratelli Tutti”. He also said that for Jesus, true authority is in serving rather than exploiting others.
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Card Parolin: Like PIME missionaries, the Vatican seeks dialogue with China
Oct 05, 2020
At the conference on "The other China" marking the 150th anniversary of the presence of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions in China, the Vatican Secretary of State highlighted the "ecclesial and pastoral" value of the Sino-Vatican Agreement, which touches only episcopal appointments, and is a "starting point" to face the "many other problems" experienced by the Church in China. The Agreement already helps the Church in China to reconcile and contributes to "an international horizon of peace".
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.