Vatican
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There is nothing woolly about Pope Francis’s advice to parents
May 26, 2015
his general audience this week the Pope regaled the crowd by telling them of the time when he was in primary school and he said a bad word to his teacher. His teacher brought his mother in.
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Pope Francis meets with Italian Christian Workers Associations
May 26, 2015
This Saturday, Pope Francis met with the Italian Christian Workers Association (ACLI) and called on them to promote dignified labor
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Pope's message to conference on women and post-2015 development goals
May 26, 2015
ROME, ITALY: Here is the message sent by Pope Francis to the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, regarding the Second International Conference on Women, which concluded Sunday in Rome.
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Pope: Life ethics and social ethics can’t be separated
May 26, 2015
Pope Francis is echoing his predecessors’ affirmation that life ethics and social ethics are intrinsically linked, such that a society cannot claim to promote justice and peace while at the same time devaluing life in its weakest stages.
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Pope asks for help for migrants stranded in SE Asia
May 26, 2015
On Sunday at the end of the Regina Caeli address, Pope Francis again voiced his concern for the fate of the many refugees stranded at sea in the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea
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Pope: "Attachment to riches is the beginning of all kinds of corruption"
May 26, 2015
"Attachment to riches is the beginning of all kinds of corruption" because it has "the ability to seduce", whereas if the Lord gifts us wealth it is "for the good of all", said Monday Pope Francis during mass celebrated this morning in Casa Santa Marta.
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What does Pope Francis miss most? Walking in the streets, eating pizza at restaurants
May 26, 2015
In a recent interview with an Argentine newspaper, Pope Francis said he misses the “tranquillity of walking in the streets” and that he's always been “callejero” – a man of the city.
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Thousands of people are trapped in the ocean right now – here is Pope Francis' response
May 26, 2015
Pope Francis has strongly called on the international community to help the scores of migrants who are currently trapped after attempting to cross the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.
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Pope Francis: The devil knows Christians are one
May 25, 2015
While Christians may think of themselves as divided into different churches and denominations, the devil actually sees that they are one in their faith in Jesus, Pope Francis said in a video message to a Christian unity celebration in Phoenix
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Pope Francis: wealth that is not shared generates corruption
May 25, 2015
If you are wealthy, you should make sure your riches serve the "common good." An abundance of things lived selfishly is "sad", steals "hope," and is the origin "of all kinds of corruption," large or small
Sunday Reflection
Recognising the Pharisee within
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Bro Joseph Wong Pak Yii