Vatican
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Will Pope Francis visit the fragile Central African Republic later this year?
Mar 16, 2015
The Archbishop of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, said on March 11 that Pope Francis will visit his country in November.
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Pope Francis declares Holy Year for Mercy
Mar 16, 2015
During his homily for a Lenten penitential service, Pope Francis announced an extraordinary Jubilee to start at the end of the year, which will be dedicated to a theme close to the pontiff’s heart: mercy.
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Pope Francis says he wanted to enter US from Mexican border
Mar 16, 2015
In a lengthy interview with a Mexican multimedia group Pope Francis hit on several topics including his visit to the U.S., where he symbolically wanted to enter from the country’s border with Mexico.
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The Francis revolution
Mar 13, 2015
In only two years after his election as pope on March 13, Pope Francis has changed the face of Catholicism by radically reimaging how it presents itself to the world.
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Cardinal Pell’s Vatican economy office gets new statutes
Mar 13, 2015
Statutes for the Vatican’s three financial oversight bodies were released recently, largely consolidating the influence of the Secretariat for the Economy and its prefect, Cardinal George Pell.
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Pope Francis: 'There is no sin that God can't forgive'
Mar 13, 2015
The Sacrament of Reconciliation makes the "merciful face of God" present to the faithful. These were the words of Pope Francis to participants of the Course on the Internal Forum.
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Pope: When it comes to faith, there's no room for compromise
Mar 13, 2015
It is the saints – not the hypocrites – who carry the Church forward, Pope Francis said Thursday, cautioning that there is no middle ground on the path to heaven.
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Pope reiterates lessons from Korea in meeting with nation's bishops
Mar 13, 2015
His trip last August to South Korea was on Pope Francis' mind Thursday when he met with the nation's bishops, who are visiting Rome for their ad limina meeting.
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Profit is a tool for measuring success, but people come first
Mar 12, 2015
Profit must never be a Christian’s god, although it is one of the tools for measuring the effectiveness of business choices and the ability of a company to help workers feed their families, Pope Francis advised.
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Ignoring, abandoning the elderly is a sin
Mar 12, 2015
Seeing the elderly only as a burden “is ugly. It’s a sin,” Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience.



Sunday Reflection
Trusting in God: The key to true prosperity
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD
