Vatican

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  Pope Francis' trip will include a US-Mexico border Mass

  Dec 15, 2015

  The Diocese of El Paso, Texas announced Monday that a cross-border Mass will take place during Pope Francis’ visit to Mexico in February.

  
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  Vatican rejects ‘institutional mission work’ directed at Jews

  Dec 14, 2015

  The Vatican has launched a new document on Catholic-Jewish relations which states that Catholics are called to witness their faith in Jesus before all people, including Jews.

  
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  As Jesus' birth nears, sadness is 'not allowed,' Pope says

  Dec 14, 2015

  On Gaudete Sunday Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of Rome’s basilica of St. John Lateran, telling attendees that the joy of Jesus’ birth overcomes the sadness caused by hatred and violence.

  
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  Pope Francis was right about condoms and HIV

  Dec 14, 2015

  On his return flight from Africa, as Pope Francis fielded the customary questions from the press, he challenged a journalist on a question about condom use in the fight to prevent HIV.

  
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  Pope celebrates Our Lady of Guadalupe, confirms Mexico trip

  Dec 13, 2015

  Pope Francis officially announced the date he would venerate the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico during his homily for the Marian feast at the Vatican.

  
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  Vatican takes on tense question of salvation for the Jewish people

  Dec 12, 2015

  Though it “is and remains an unfathomable divine mystery,” Jews can participate in salvation without confessing Christ explicitly, a Vatican committee said in a document released on Thursday.

  
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  How Pope Francis is fulfilling a legacy of Vatican II

  Dec 12, 2015

  Attention to the poor was one of the greatest of the bishops' contributions during the Second Vatican Co uncil – and is a legacy Pope Francis carries forward with impressive force, according to some.

  
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  Missionary spirit means giving witness, not proselytizing

  Dec 11, 2015

  Missionary spirit is manifested by preaching love, humanity and faith through one's witness and not through proselytism, Pope Francis said.

  
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  Opposition to Pope Francis comes out of the closet

  Dec 11, 2015

  A recent spate of articles demonstrates that the opposition to Pope Francis is not exactly warming to the idea of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, still les

  
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  Security challenge posed by Pope’s riskiest voyage yet has been overcome

  Dec 11, 2015

  Once the aeroplane took off, the commander of the Vatican Gendarmerie, Domenico Giani, breathed a sigh of relief and did not hide his satisfaction in