Papal Peru and Chile Visit News
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Peruvian prisoners make 300,000 rosaries for Pope
Jan 18, 2018
For three months, prisoners of twelve Peruvian prisons made about 300 thousand rosaries.
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Pope Francis asks forgiveness from victims of clerical sex abuse
Jan 17, 2018
His words came as vandals attacked another church in Santiago
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Pope Francis: Beatitudes born from compassionate heart of Jesus
Jan 17, 2018
Pope Francis delivered the first homily during his Apostolic Visit to Chile at Mass celebrated in Santiago’s O’Higgins Park.
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Pope to visit women's prison in Santiago, Chile
Jan 17, 2018
On the first full day of his pastoral visit to Chile, Pope Francis meets with women and young children in the overcrowded 'San Joaquin' Penitentiary Center
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Pope to Priests, religious: A Church forgiven of her sins goes out to serve wounded humanity
Jan 17, 2018
Pope Francis held out St. Peter as a model of a Church which despite being wounded by sin is ?shown mercy by the Lord, and which goes out to serve a wounded humanity.
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Pope in Chile: The Beatitudes are a 'new day' for those who continue to look to the future
Jan 17, 2018
In his first mass, Francis said that Jesus “shakes us out of that negativity, that sense of resignation that makes us think we can have a better life if we escape from our problems” through consumerism. Peace is sown by reaching out to those who face difficulties, those who have not been treated as people.
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Pope warns Chilean Bishops against temptation of clericalism
Jan 17, 2018
Pope Francis meets with the bishops of Chile in Santiago's Cathedral. The group of some 50 bishops from across the nation was headed by Archbishop Santiago Silva Retamales, President of the Chilean Bishops' Conference.
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Admit your wounds and receive mercy, Pope tells Chilean Priests, religious
Jan 17, 2018
Pope Francis said Tuesday that even amid the pain which results from sinfulness, the Church can still serve the world if she acknowledges the reality
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Pope lands in Chile amid heightened security
Jan 16, 2018
Multiple churches were firebombed days before the Pope's arrival
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Pope Francis shares fears for a return to use of nuclear weapons
Jan 16, 2018
On board the papal plane to Chile, the Pope explained why he wanted to share a photo of a Japanese boy waiting at a crematorium in Nagasaki to bury his baby brother
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.