Vatican
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Pope Francis: Receive new encyclical with 'open heart'
Jun 18, 2015
Speaking one day before its official release to the public, Pope Francis is asking for people to have an “open heart” when they read his latest encyclical dedicated to the environment.
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A meeting to remember: seminarians chat with Benedict XVI
Jun 18, 2015
Several enthusiastic seminarians met with Benedict XVI at the Vatican Gardens on Tuesday – even though it is their exam time, they did not want to miss the chance to meet the Pope emeritus.
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One initiative for each month of the Holy Year
Jun 17, 2015
Soup runs for the poor, residences, after-school activities, hostels, family counselling, centres for the social reintegration of prisoners.
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Judges should protect human dignity, not violate it
Jun 17, 2015
On June 6, Pope Francis spoke to members of an Italian judiciary council about their responsibility to protect man's dignity, and said a culture rooted in Christian values is necessary for keeping crimes and corruption at bay.
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World’s faithful asking for common date for Easter
Jun 17, 2015
“It would be wonderful… people, so many simple faithful cannot understand how it is possible for one Church to say Jesus’ resurrection took place on one day and another to say it happened a week or even a month later!” 53-year-old Boutros Fahim Awad Hanna is the Coptic Catholic Bishop of Minya, in Egypt.
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Airport evangelization: Pope talks mercy, migrants, ministry in the air
Jun 17, 2015
Pope Francis told a group of airport chaplains that their call is to be a sign of unity and mercy for the many different faces and cultures that come through airports, including undocumented migrants and asylum seekers.
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You are a ‘hidden hero when you care for a sick family member
Jun 17, 2015
During his weekly general audience, Pope Francis lauded families for the “hidden heroism” of caring for a sick loved one.
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Pope condemns culture of waste in his Encyclical
Jun 17, 2015
After revealing that the topic of consumerism will be a key theme in his upcoming encyclical, Pope Francis delivered a speech condemning food waste and the indifference of states when confronted with the topic of hunger.
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Pope invited to visit Egypt by President Abdel Fattah al Sisi
Jun 17, 2015
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi has extended to Pope Francis an official invitation to visit Egypt.
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Pope: Christian poverty is not an ideology, But at heart of Gospel
Jun 17, 2015
Pope Francis says that if you remove poverty from the Gospel, you cannot understand the message of Jesus. According to Vatican Radio, the Holy Father spoke of this theme during his daily morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta.



Sunday Reflection
Jesus calls us to be courageous and embrace risks
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Andrew Kooi
