Global Church News

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  Pope says society must protect most vulnerable, including unborn

  Sep 21, 2015

  Pope Francis on Sunday called on society to protect its "smallest" and most vulnerable members, including the unborn.

  
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  Pope Francis focuses on the individual in Cuban mass

  Sep 21, 2015

  Early Sunday morning, hundreds of thousands of Cubans gathered in the Plaza de la Revolución in the dark, waiting for Pope Francis.

  
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  Reporter swaps skullcaps with Pope Francis

  Sep 21, 2015

  More than three years have passed since Archbishop Chaput held a little press briefing in the rectory of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul to tell a few reporters – me among them – that Pope Benedict had chosen Philadelphia to host the 2015 World Meeting of Families.

  
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  Pope Francis careful in navigating Cuban politics

  Sep 21, 2015

  Revolution Square is the political stage of revolutionary Cuba. Fidel Castro held huge rallies here to castigate the imperialists up north.

  
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  Pope Francis sits down with Raul Castro in Havana

  Sep 21, 2015

  Amid the celebrations and public speeches, the meeting Sunday between Pope Francis and Cuban President Raúl Castro seemed staid by comparison.

  
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  Let poverty be your mother, Pope Francis tells religious in Cuba

  Sep 21, 2015

  Pope Francis on Sunday spoke from the heart about the importance of spiritual poverty, the danger of worldly wealth, and the universal need for mercy.

  
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  Colombian peace talks must not fail, Pope says during Cuba trip

  Sep 21, 2015

  Pope Francis prayed for the ongoing negotiations between FARC rebels and the Colombian government happening in Cuba right now saying that “another failure” is not an option.

  
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  Pope Francis gifts Fidel Castro with copy of 'Laudato Si'

  Sep 21, 2015

  The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis and former Cuban president Fidel Castro held a brief meeting after Sunday Mass and the Angelus yesterday.

  
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  Pope Francis' gift to Castro: a challenging message from Cuban leader's old teacher

  Sep 21, 2015

  Pope Francis met with Fidel Castro on Sunday and gave him a special gift: a book and two CDs with the homilies and songs of Father Armando Llorente, a Jesuit priest who was Castro’s school teacher. Before Father Llorente’s death, he publically asked for Castro’s conversion and repentance.

  
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  Cuba: Pope Francis meets Fidel Castro after Havana mass

  Sep 21, 2015

  Pope Francis has met Cuba's former President, Fidel Castro, after celebrating mass in front of tens of thousands of people in Havana.