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Mid-air marriage was to avoid further delay, Pope Francis explains

Jan 23, 2018

: Addressing concerns Monday about the pastoral implications of his witnessing a marriage aboard a plane while in flight, the Pope said that he judged the couple to be prepared for the sacrament, and didn't wish them to delay the regularization of their situation any longer.
Pope Francis bids farewell to Peru

Jan 22, 2018

Pope Francis urges the people of Peru to “protect their hope”, as he leaves the country, the final stop on his journey in Latin America.
Pope Francis prays before relics of Peruvian Saints

Jan 22, 2018

On the last day of his apostolic journey to Peru, Pope Francis prayed before the relics the nation's most beloved saints.
Before the 'storms' of life, always trust in Jesus

Jan 22, 2018

Francis in Trujillo, the second city of the country, hit last year by floods due to the "Niño costiero". "There are things, as you well know, that can not be improvised and much less are bought. The soul of a community is measured by how it manages to come together to face times of difficulty and adversity, in order to keep hope alive".
Pope tells Peru’s Bishops to evangelize in people’s languages

Jan 22, 2018

Taking Saint Turibus of Mogrovejo as an example, Pope Francis urged Peru’s bishops to evangelize people in their own languages, saying they are to work for unity and communion.
Pope in Peru: Combat violence against women

Jan 22, 2018

In the Marian celebration in Trujillo, Francis speaks of Mary, "a mestiza Mother, because in her heart all races find a place, for love seeks out ever
Pope in Peru: An integral ecology as an alternative to 'a model of development now overtaken'

Jan 22, 2018

The meeting with authorities. "An outdated model of development [that] continues to produce human, societal and environmental decline" and corruption are threats against hope. Security "stems from the belief that Peru is a space of hope and opportunity ... but for everyone and not just for the few".
Young people, the heart can’t be “photoshopped”, because that’s where real love is found

Jan 22, 2018

At the Angelus in the Plaza de Armas, Pope Francis calls on young people to follow Jesus with all of themselves, without discouragement, in the example of St. Martin of Porres, the half-caste saint.
Pope’s words ‘a source of great pain’ for abuse survivors, says Cardinal

Jan 22, 2018

Cardinal O'Malley implicitly rebukes Francis for accusing victims of ‘slander’ against bishop
Pope Francis calls for Church with ‘Amazonian and indigenous’ face

Jan 22, 2018

On the first day of his visit to Peru, the Pope called on governments to respect indigenous rights