Global Church News

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  Seeking peace and mercy, Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of Bangui

  Nov 30, 2015

  “Bangui is today the spiritual capital of the world,” Pope Francis said as he opened the Holy Door of Bangui’s cathedral on Sunday--the first time a Pope has opened a Holy Door outside Rome.

  
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  'Can I go' to them? Pope Francis' stunning response to alleged murders

  Nov 30, 2015

  Reported violence near a mosque Pope Francis is slated to visit in Central African Republic caused the pontiff to reply with an immediate "can I go (be with them)?" according to a bishop who was standing close by.

  
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  Christ’s love will overcome devastation, Pope Francis tells Central Africans

  Nov 30, 2015

  In the Central African Republic on Sunday, Pope Francis delivered a homily emphasizing that God’s powerful love can overcome “unprecedented devastation.”

  
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  Christians can find unity in suffering, Pope Francis tells Evangelicals in CAR

  Nov 30, 2015

  The path to Christian unity includes shared suffering, Pope Francis told the Central African Republic’s evangelical Christian communities on Sunday, exhorting them to continue showing charity amid war and violence.

  
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  Pope to displaced persons: Peace is impossible without tolerance, forgiveness

  Nov 30, 2015

  Pope Francis’ first stop after arriving in the Central African Republic Sunday was to a refugee camp housing thousands of persons displaced by the country’s ongoing conflict.

  
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  Pope advocates for peace, unity in Central African Republic

  Nov 30, 2015

  After landing in the war-torn Central African Republic, Pope Francis urged the country’s leaders to work for peace and reconciliation, particularly through disarmament and a stable administration.

  
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  Like the martyrs, witness to Jesus with your life, Pope tells Ugandans

  Nov 30, 2015

  Marking his first full day in Uganda with Mass to celebrate the nation’s martyrs, Pope Francis said the call to be missionary disciples falls on all of us, whether at home or abroad, with our families or among our enemies.

  
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  Pope Francis’ three words for Ugandan religious: Memory, fidelity and prayer

  Nov 29, 2015

  Pope Francis wrapped up his public appearances in Uganda with an address to the priests, religious and seminarians of the country at the Cathedral in Kampala.

  
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  Pope Francis’ road map for the faith? Serve the poor

  Nov 29, 2015

  The world is marked by growing indifference, but Christians cannot forget Christ’s call to serve the poor, Pope Francis stressed in his speech this afternoon at the House of Charity in Nalukolongo, Uganda.

  
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  High military court will decide case of Marine punished for Bible verse

  Nov 29, 2015

  The highest U.S. military court will hear the case of a Marine who says her religious freedom was compromised when she was ordered to remove a Bible verse from her work station.