Vatican

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  Pope: Follow God for pure intentions rather than personal gain

  May 06, 2014

  During his daily Mass Pope Francis warned against those who use their faith vainly in order to obtain power or money, and prayed that all might have the grace to follow the Lord out of love.

  

• Pope encourages Sri Lanka’s bishops to work for unity

  May 05, 2014

  Five years after the conclusion of the Sri Lankan Civil War, Pope Francis encouraged the bishops of the South Asian island nation to evangelize and promote unity.

  

• Pope offers Mass of thanksgiving for St. John Paul’s canonization

  May 05, 2014

  Pope Francis visited Rome’s parish for Polish residents on May 4 and offered a Mass of thanksgiving for St. John Paul II’s canonization.

  
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  Pope reflects on Emmaus encounter, prays for Ukraine

  May 05, 2014

  In his Sunday Regina Caeli address, Pope Francis reflected on the Gospel reading at Mass, Christ’s encounter with the disciples on the road to Emmaus (Lk. 24:13-35).

  
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  Pope: Jesus journeys with us in the Eucharist

  May 05, 2014

  In his Sunday homily delivered at a Polish parish in Rome, Pope Francis meditated on the presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist as a source of strength for Christians.

  

• Pope’s message for canonizations of John XXIII, John Paul II

  May 02, 2014

  Pope Francis had issued messages on the occasion of the canonizations of Blessed John XXIII and Blessed John Paul II.

  
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  Popes John Paul II, John XXIII officially declared saints

  May 02, 2014

  In a packed St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis officially declared former pontiffs John Paul II and John XXIII as Saints.

  

• Pope emphasizes ‘indissolubility of Christian matrimony’

  May 02, 2014

  Pope Francis on April 25 stressed the need for bishops and priests to give a “consistent witness” to Christian moral teaching, including the lifelong nature of Christian marriage, and to teach these truths “with great compassion.”

  
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  Pope: Christ’s wounds are sign of God’s love

  May 02, 2014

  At the canonization mass for Popes John Paul II and John XXIII on Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of Christ’s suffering as a visible sign of divine love.

  

• Pope’s phone call on divorce, Communion confuses

  May 02, 2014

  Reports that Pope Francis had advised a woman that she should receive Communion, despite a divorce and remarriage, have caused a flurry of corrections and clarifications, including a cautionary note from the Vatican press office.