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Previewing the Pope at the United Nations: a call to abandon no one

Sep 23, 2015

In his much anticipated speech at the United Nations headquarters to be delivered Friday, Pope Francis will likely call on the countries of the world not to abandon those who are, in any sense, in the peripheries.
Full transcript of Pope's in-flight interview from Cuba to US

Sep 23, 2015

Speaking to journalists aboard Tuesday's flight from Cuba to Joint Base Andrews, outside Washington, D.C., Pope Francis discussed his time in Cuba; the Church's social teaching, and personal freedoms in Cuba, as well as Cuba-United States relations.
En route to US, Pope Francis rejects 'left-leaning' accusations

Sep 23, 2015

On the papal flight from Cuba to Washington, D.C., where Pope Francis held the customary press conference with journalists on board, an Italian reporter posed a particularly tough question.
Pope: Families are the answer for the future

Sep 23, 2015

Pope Francis left Cuba tuesday after telling families that they are needed for the future, to save societies from people who haven’t learned how to be human.
Pope blesses unborn children around the world while meeting with Cuban families

Sep 23, 2015

Pope Francis met with families on Tuesday at Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral in Santiago de Cuba, thanking those gathered for their warm witness and inclusive nature, reflecting that it is at home, in the family, that Christ shows the love of God.
For Pope's visit, United Nations will unfurl Holy See flag

Sep 23, 2015

For the first time, the Holy See's distinct white and yellow flag will fly alongside the flags of United Nation's countries in honor of Pope Francis' arrival to U.N. headquarters in New York City.
Pope Francis: ‘We are asked to live the revolution of tenderness as Mary’

Sep 23, 2015

Cuba has been visited by the maternal presence of Mary. These were the words of Pope Francis during today’s Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, patroness of Cuba.
Move over Donald Trump – Pope Francis' approval ratings are much higher

Sep 22, 2015

Pope Francis can look forward to a warm welcome in the United States this week, from both Catholic and non-Catholic Americans.
Nine things you missed from Pope Francis' time in Havana

Sep 22, 2015

In an intense Sunday, Pope Francis on Sept. 20 said a Mass attended by 200,000 people in Havana's Revolution Square, visited Fidel Castro, improvised two speeches, and was welcomed with affection by the Cuban people.
Pope Francis: Do you believe that Christ can transform you?

Sep 22, 2015

Pope Francis Monday celebrated his second public Mass during his papal visit to Cuba, reflecting that an encounter with Christ has the power to transform even the most rejected sinners into missionaries.