Vatican
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Pope to Egyptians: Let papal visit be sign of friendship, peace
Apr 26, 2017
Praying that God would protect Egypt from all evil, Pope Francis told the nation's people that a world torn apart by indiscriminate violence needs courageous builders of peace, dialogue and justice.
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Pope Francis in Egypt, without an armored car. Program of visit
Apr 26, 2017
Plans for Pope to tour among faithful in a golf car. The theme of the visit is "The Pope of Peace in Egypt of Peace". After visiting Al-Sisi and the great imam of Al Azhar, Francis will participate in the International Peace Conference organized by Al Tayyeb. A prayer for the martyrs of terrorism near the Coptic cathedral, where there was an attack in December. A meeting with the children of Cairo and with young pilgrims.
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Pope pays tribute to modern martyrs
Apr 26, 2017
The Christian church today needs believers who witness each day to the power of God's love, but it also needs the heroic witness of those who stand up to hatred even when it means giving up their lives, Pope Francis said.
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Pope Francis says christianity is "concrete": The Word "made flesh, not an idea"
Apr 25, 2017
"The Lord gives us all this Easter Spirit, to travel the paths of the Spirit without compromise, without stiffness, with the freedom to proclaim Jesus Christ as He came: in the flesh."
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Pope Francis to visit graves of two 20th century Italian priests
Apr 25, 2017
Francis will make a pilgrimage June 20 to visit the graves of two 20th century Italian priests in the towns of Bozzolo and Bariana, the Vatican announced Monday.
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Papal visit a sign of Pope’s closeness to Egypt’s Christians, says Vatican
Apr 25, 2017
Despite the ongoing risk of terrorism, Pope Francis planned to travel to Egypt as a sign of being close to the people there, said Greg Burke, Vatican spokesman.
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Pope Francis comforts sister of French priest slain last year
Apr 25, 2017
Pope Francis on Saturday comforted the sister of Father Jacques Hamel, an 85-year-old priest who was killed by ISIS sympathizers while celebrating Mass in Normandy, France last summer.
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Pope Francis: Mercy is key to the life of faith
Apr 24, 2017
On Divine Mercy Sunday Pope Francis said mercy is essential in living the Christian life, because it not only allows us to understand ourselves and God better, but it also prompts us to recognize and help those in need.
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Pope’s homily at mass for memory of “New Martyrs” of 20th & 21st centuries
Apr 24, 2017
Pope Francis presided over the Liturgy of the Word, in St. Bartholomew’s Basilica in the Tiber Island, in memory of the “New Martyrs” of the 20th and
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Pope: The persecution of Christians comes from the devil's hatred
Apr 24, 2017
Francis went to the basilica of St Bartholomew on the Tiber, which, after the Jubilee of 2000, was dedicated to the memory of the new martyrs of the 20th and 21st century. “The memory of these heroic, old and recent witnesses confirms us in the awareness that the Church is a Church of martyrs,” the pope said.
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