Global Church News

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  Indonesia’s religious leaders to fight “LGBT propaganda”

  Feb 20, 2016

  Leaders from Indonesia’s religious groups have waded into the debate over the place of the LGBT community in society.

  
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  Mary with her ‘yes’ gave her best

  Feb 19, 2016

  Pope Francis’ historic first pilgrimage to the Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City brought reflections of obedience, surrender, and hope as the Holy Father celebrated Mass on Feb. 13.

  
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  Evil locks us in the cycle of destruction

  Feb 19, 2016

  Pope Francis continued his six-day Mexican tour with a visit to this crime-plagued Mexico City suburb to launch a blistering critique against the tripartite temptations of wealth, vanity and pride — which, he said, “lock us into a cycle of destruction and sin.”

  
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  We have chosen Jesus, not the evil one

  Feb 19, 2016

  Pope Francis in one heated, off the cuff moment in his homily on Sunday, Feb 14, made a sharp comment that seemed like a reference to the violence in the area.

  
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  Follow the example of Our Lady of Guadalupe

  Feb 19, 2016

  Pope Francis met with the bishops of Mexico on Saturday at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, where he highlighted the intercessory power of Our Lady of Guadalupe and encouraged the country’s clergy to overcome their challenges through perseverance and unity.

  
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  ‘The Pope opened the doors and knocked down the walls’

  Feb 19, 2016

  “We owe the peace we are currently enjoying to the Pope,” declares Saoudi Abdouraman Dodo, a spokesman for the Muslim community in Bangui.

  
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  Let gratitude to God shape your lives

  Feb 19, 2016

  Thanksgiving was the focus of Pope Francis’ Sunday Angelus remarks in Mexico.

  
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  If Trump only builds walls he's not Christian, Pope Francis says

  Feb 19, 2016

  During his inflight news conference en route from Juarez to Rome, Pope Francis responded to recent criticism from Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, who called the Pope “political” and has threatened to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border.

  
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  Pope in Mexico: Conversion, no more death, no more exploitation for those who try to emigrate

  Feb 19, 2016

  Conversion, no more death, no more exploitation for those who try to emigrate. Hundreds of thousands of people, from both sides of the wire mesh that divides Mexico and the United States gathered to hear the Pope’s appeal.

  
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  This little girl only has half a heart, but she's full of joy for Pope Francis

  Feb 19, 2016

  Sabrina Puig is eight years old. Due to a rare condition, she only has half a heart. But when Pope Francis passed by, she ran to him.