Vatican
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Pope Francis receives a birthday cake as he turns 79
Dec 18, 2015
A chorus burst of 'Happy Birthday' and the smell of birthday cake filled the Vatican today as a crowd of young people from the Italian lay movement 'Azione Cattolica' gathered to festively wish Pope Francis a happy birthday as he turned 79 years old.
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The Jubilee Challenge
Dec 17, 2015
The year-long Jubilee of Mercy is officially underway and Pope Francis is hoping it will make the Church less judgmental, more forgiving and even more open to the world.
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Pope warns faithful of those seeking to profit from Year of Mercy
Dec 17, 2015
Pilgrims must beware of people who seek to use the Jubilee Year to profit off of them since salvation is a gift that cannot be bought, Pope Francis said.
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Pope advances sainthood causes of Lutheran convert and US missionary in Vietnam
Dec 17, 2015
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of a Lutheran convert who established a branch of the Bridgettine order in Sweden and a US missionary who died while ministering to the wounded in Vietnam.
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How does God show mercy to us? Through the Church
Dec 17, 2015
The Church is the “living sign” of God's love and mercy in the world, Pope Francis said during his Wednesday general audience. He reflected on the universality of communion as demonstrated by the global scale of the Jubilee of Mercy.
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In Peace Day message, Pope addresses death penalty, debt and migrants
Dec 16, 2015
Pope Francis has called for abolishing the death penalty worldwide, lifting the burden of debt on poor nations, global aid policies that respect life and revamped laws that welcome and integrate migrants.
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Coming soon: A new American saint?
Dec 16, 2015
Pope Francis yesterday authorized the Heroic Virtue of Brother William Gagnon, giving him the title of Venerable and launching him on the first step on the potential path to sainthood.
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To obtain peace, we have to fight indifference with mercy
Dec 16, 2015
Pope Francis’ message for 2016’s World Day of Peace is packed with bold pastoral and practical advice for both the Church as well as international leaders.
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Pope Francis ups effort to make annulments more accessible
Dec 16, 2015
On Friday Pope Francis clarified a few points in his streamlined marriage annulment process.
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Pope Francis urges international community to honour COP21 agreement
Dec 15, 2015
Pope Francis has called on the international community to continue on the path set out by the COP21 climate summit in Paris.
Sunday Reflection
From mere productivity to wholehearted fruitfulness
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with the Editor