Vatican
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There is no room for selfishness in Christian life
Jul 05, 2019
Pope Francis said that there is no room for selfishness in the Christian life, pointing to the example of the lives of the early Christians in the Acts of the Apostles.
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Pope Francis gives relic of St. Peter's bones to Orthodox patriarch
Jul 04, 2019
Pope Francis gave unexpectedly a reliquary containing what are believed to be bone fragments of St. Peter to Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew, an ecumenical gesture that has generated controversy among some Catholics.
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Pope prays for victims of Russian submarine disaster
Jul 04, 2019
Pope Francis is informed of the tragedy that killed fourteen Russian sailors on board a deep water research submarine and is grieving for the victims.
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Pope’s reform of the Church will be hard to undo
Jul 04, 2019
Many Catholics who were hoping that the Pope would succeed in decentralising ecclesial power away from the Vatican have grown frustrated, that after some six years there have been no definitive answers to those questions.
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Pope warns against exclusivist policies, ahead of Migrants & Refugees Day
Jul 03, 2019
In a video message sent ahead of the World Day of Migrants & Refugees, Pope Francis warns against the proliferation of cruel attitudes towards those whom society excludes.
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Pope to celebrate Mass for migrants on 6th anniversary of Lampedusa
Jul 03, 2019
Soon after his election in March 2019, Pope Francis dedicated his first official trip outside Rome to migrants and refugees, visiting the Italian island of Lampedusa island on July 8, 2013.
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Moscow Archbishop: Pope-Putin meeting a quest for dialogue, peace
Jul 02, 2019
Russian President, Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet Pope Francis in the Vatican on July 4. According to the Catholic Archbishop of Moscow, Paolo Pe
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Saints Peter and Paul witness to the power of God’s forgiveness, pope says
Jul 01, 2019
Pope Francis said Saturday that Saints Peter and Paul are both witnesses to the transformative power of God’s forgiveness through which all Christians can experience a new beginning of peace and joy.
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Pope Francis tells German Catholics to focus on evangelization
Jul 01, 2019
Pope Francis sent a 28-page letter to Catholics in Germany Saturday calling for a focus on evangelization in the face of the “erosion” and “decline of the faith” in the country.
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Pope Francis: The Catholic Church belongs to Christ
Jul 01, 2019
The Catholic Church is Christ’s beloved bride, Pope Francis said Saturday on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul.
Sunday Reflection
Fifteenth Sunday: The good samaritan next door
The Parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable of living the Law of the Lord. That is how the parable begins. That is what the scholar of the Law asked Jesus to comment on.
