Vatican

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  Vatican UN envoy says military action justified to save Christians in Iraq

  Aug 12, 2014

  The Vatican’s representative at UN headquarters in Geneva has said that “military action in this moment is probably necessary” to curb the slaughter of Christians in Iraq.

  
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  Pope sends message of joy, hope to Korea before trip

  Aug 12, 2014

  Amid preparations for his Aug. 14-18 trip to South Korea, Pope Francis has sent a video message greeting the people of the country and offering special encouragement to the youth and elderly.

  
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  Msgr You: Pope Francis in Korea, a “volcano” who will inflame mission among youth

  Aug 12, 2014

  A few days ahead of Pope Francis' visit to South Korea, "political" interpretations for his trip abound: a signal to China; a gesture to Kim Jong-un; a nod to Japan ... This risks camouflaging the fact that the entire trip was created especially to meet the young people of Korea and Asia, to launch a new evangelization among the Asian youth.

  
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  In Korea, Pope Francis to visit cemetery for aborted babies

  Aug 11, 2014

  During his upcoming trip to South Korea, Pope Francis will pray for the unborn at the “Cemetery for Aborted Children” as part of his visit to the Kkottoghnae Home for the sick.

  
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  New Iraqi envoy shows Pope's desire for key diplomatic role

  Aug 11, 2014

  Pope Francis' appointment Friday of a special envoy to Iraq demonstrates his desire that diplomacy have an impact for the persecuted minorities, particularly Christians, suffering as a result of the establishment of the Islamic State.

  
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  Pope appeals for peace in Iraq, Gaza during Sunday angelus

  Aug 11, 2014

  After leading faithful in the Marian prayer, Pope Francis again urged prayers and international help for the current conflict in Iraq and Gaza, revealing that his personal envoy to Iraq will leave Monday.

  
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  Pope Francis appoints personal envoy to Iraq

  Aug 11, 2014

  Responding to the increasingly dramatic situation of Christians in Iraq following the expansion of ISIS forces to the plain of Nineveh, Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Fernando Filoni as his personal envoy.

  

• Pope Francis ‘is plotting a path to unity’ and could invite Orthodox to help run the Church

  Aug 08, 2014

  Pope Francis wants to reform the papacy to allow greater unity between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, a newly appointed senior adviser has claimed.

  
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  Pope surprises Jesuits for dinner on feast of Saint Ignatius

  Aug 08, 2014

  In honor of the feast commemorating the founder of their order, Pope Francis made a last minute phone call to the head of the Jesuit General Curia expressing his desire to eat dinner with them.

  

• Family of Jesuit abducted issues appeal on anniversary of his disappearance

  Aug 08, 2014

  The family of an Italian Jesuit priest who was kidnapped in Syria has issued an appeal, as the anniversary of his disappearance arrives.