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Pope: No child is ever an error

Apr 09, 2015

Pope Francis concluded his reflections on children within the catechesis series on the family he has been giving at the Wednesday general audiences.
General Audience: On the passion suffered by children

Apr 09, 2015

Here is a translation of the text of Pope Francis' address at the general audience held this morning in St. Peter's Square.
Pope Francis brings down hammer, says 'Don’t mess with children'

Apr 09, 2015

Pope Francis said Wednesday that children are never a mistake, and called adults out for building faulty systems that leave children exploited and abandoned, rather than treated as the blessings they are.
Pope to international community: Do not ignore persecuted christians

Apr 08, 2015

"I hope that the international community does not remain mute and inert in front of such an unacceptable crime, which constitutes an alarming breach in the most basic of human rights."
Pope Francis sends rosaries, Easter cakes to Iraqi Christians

Apr 08, 2015

The Solemn Easter Vigil in Erbil, Iraq, concluded in a spirit of joyful celebration with the distribution of dove-shaped Easter cakes and rosaries sent by Pope Francis to thousands of Chaldean Christians displaced by ISIS.
Pope: On the persecution of Christians, the international community should

Apr 07, 2015

During Monday’s Regina Caeli, Pope Francis made another firm appeal to the international community "not to stand by mute and inactive" in front of ''the unacceptable crime” in which “our brothers and sisters are persecuted, exiled, killed, and beheaded for the mere fact of being Christian."
St Peter’s Basilica goes dark for Earth Hour

Apr 06, 2015

The lights went out on St Peter’s Basilica for one hour on Saturday evening (Mar 28), joining once again the international ‘Earth Hour’ effort to raise awareness about climate change.
Francis surprises homeless people on tour of Sistine Chapel

Apr 06, 2015

Pope Francis surprised a group of homeless people by joining them on a private tour of the Sistine Chapel, reports The Catholic Herald.
Pope sends messages of solidarity to suffering Christians in Iraq, Nigeria

Apr 06, 2015

Cardinal Fernando Filoni, the prefect of the Congregation for Evangelization, travelled to Iraq to spend Holy Week and Easter with embattled Christians there, the Vatican announced.
Pope's Easter message: In this violent world, what we need is Christ's resurrection

Apr 06, 2015

Pope Francis reminded Christians this Easter of the strength which comes from Christ’s death and resurrection, calling them to be witnesses of peace and justice, especially for those suffering today in regions of extreme violence and persecution.