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Pope meets Israeli president at the Vatican
Nov 19, 2018
Francis welcomed Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to the Vatican Nov. 15 for a private discussion that included the importance of building greater trust between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Pope pays surprise visit to First Aid Station in St Peter's Square
Nov 18, 2018
Pope Francis surprises patients and medical assistants with an unannounced visit to St Peter’s Square’s First Aid Station ahead of the Second World Day for the poor.
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Today is the Second World Day of the Poor
Nov 18, 2018
Today, as the Church Saint Michael celebrates the second World Day of the Poor,at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, mobile medical clinics have been set up to treat anyone in need of general and specialised medicalcare, including cardiology, dermatology, and ophthalmology Nov 12 - 18.
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Pope: Ratzinger Prize-winners help us turn our thoughts to God
Nov 18, 2018
Presiding at the Ratzinger Prize award ceremony, Pope Francis shared his sentiments of gratitude for the Pope Emeritus’ legacy and expressed appreciation for this year’s prize-winners.
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Pope commends blind people's work for poorest and abandoned
Nov 18, 2018
Pope Francis on November 17 met some 400 members of the Apostolic Movement of the Blind on their 90th anniversary.
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Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Faith to the End
Nov 18, 2018
At this time every year, I go down to Guardian Angels School to answer questions that the 8th graders have devised.
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‘You have the poor with you always’?
Nov 17, 2018
No matter how rich a country grows, no matter how fast the economy grows, somehow the problem of poverty does not seem to disappear.
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In Singapore, marriage prep time is one year
Nov 17, 2018
The Archdiocese of Singapore has introduced a new policy to ensure couples are taking the time they need to properly prepare for marriage.
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Cardinal Zen presents letter to Pope warning him on China
Nov 17, 2018
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun flew to Rome and handed a seven-page letter to Pope Francis appealing for him to pay attention to the crisis facing the underground church in China.
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Reforming the Curia
Nov 17, 2018
Despite the hopes of liberals and the fears of status-quo conservatives, Pope Francis is not governing by decree, not even the Curia.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.