Vatican
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Pope at Angelus: At Mass we anticipate heaven on earth
Aug 20, 2018
Pope Francis reflects on Christ’s Eucharistic discourse during the Angelus on Sunday
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Pope Francis entrusts those who are suffering to the Virgin Mary
Aug 16, 2018
On the Feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven, Pope Francis entrusted any person who is suffering, in mind or body, to the care of the Mother of God.
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Pope names long-time Vatican diplomat as deputy of Secretariat of State
Aug 16, 2018
Pope Francis Wednesday named Archbishop Edgar Pena Parra, a member of the Vatican diplomatic corps for over 25 years, the ‘sostituto,’ or ‘substitute,
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Avoiding evil is not enough, actively pursue goodness
Aug 16, 2018
‘The best way to counter a stuffy, lifeless church or church scandals is with witness.
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Pope Francis meets with Chilean Abuse Prevention Council
Aug 14, 2018
Pope Francis met with a representative of Chile's abuse prevention council and a Chilean bishop to discuss steps being taken to address the clerical sex abuse crisis in the country.
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Fight evil with action – not apathy, Francis says
Aug 14, 2018
It is not enough for Catholics to not do bad things, they must counter evil by actively living out charity in the performance of good deeds, Pope Francis told young people and others in St. Peter’s Square Sunday.
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Pope: Dear young people, walk in love, together towards the next Synod
Aug 13, 2018
During the Angelus Pope Francis met almost 100,000 young Italians who came to Rome on pilgrimage. “[I]t is necessary to live coherently with the promises of Baptism, renewed in Confirmation, not with hypocrisy: these promises have two aspects: renunciation of evil and attachment to goodness,” he said. “It is good not to do evil, but it is evil not to do good".
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Pope tells young people, not to let anyone steal their dreams, which are the stars of humanity’s future
Aug 13, 2018
Francis met 60,000 young people who came to Rome for a gathering titled "Along a thousand roads," an event promoted by the Italian Bishops' Conference ahead of the Synod of Bishops on Youth.
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Pope Francis to Italian youth: Don't live your life 'in retirement'
Aug 13, 2018
Be courageous and seize the work you are called to do for the good of the world; do not live like you have already entered the period of retirement, Pope Francis told Italian young adults Saturday.
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Pope: God's salvation enters through the door of weakness
Aug 09, 2018
At the general audience, Pope Francis continues hiscatechesis on idolatry: "Human nature, to escape from precariousness, seeks a 'do-it-yourself' religion". The golden calf "is a symbol of wealth ... success, power and money ... the temptations of all time".
Sunday Reflection
From mere productivity to wholehearted fruitfulness
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