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In New York service, pope offers encouragement to men, women religious
September 25, 2015NEW YORK (CNS)—During an evening prayer service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, Pope Francis thanked the nation’s priests, brothers and women religious for their service and gave particular thanks to women religious saying, “Where would the church be without you?” The pope began with unscripted remarks, extending his sympathy to the Muslim community […]
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People come first, human life is sacred, pope insists at U.N.
September 25, 2015UNITED NATIONS (CNS)—Dealing with war, development, the economy or environmental concerns, bureaucrats and diplomats always must remember that the lives of real children, women and men are at stake, Pope Francis told the United Nations. Helping to celebrate the organization’s 70th anniversary, Pope Francis visited its headquarters Sept. 25 and pleaded with government leaders and […]
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Little Sisters of the Poor get unscheduled visit from Pope Francis
September 24, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—Pope Francis made a previously unannounced 15-minute stop Sept. 23 at a Washington residence operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor, where he met with about 45 sisters. Sister Constance Veit, communications director for the Little Sisters, said the pope talked individually with each sister, ranging in age from novices to 102-year-old Sister […] Full Story
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Pope to Congress: Stop bickering, world needs your help
September 24, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—The past, the promise and the potential of the United States must not be smothered by bickering and even hatred at a time when the U.S. people and indeed the world need a helping hand, Pope Francis told the U.S. Congress. Making history by being the first pope ever to address a joint meeting […] Full Story
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Church leaders affirm commitment to family as world meeting kicks off
September 24, 2015PHILADELPHIA (CNS)—Known as the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia will be “the city of family love” and the “world capital of families” during the four-day World Meeting of Families, said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family. The largest-ever World Meeting of Families opened in Philadelphia Sept. 22. More than 17,500 […]
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Two rounds by popemobile thrill crowd gathered for canonization Mass
September 24, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—Pope Francis gave the crowd gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception double the thrill before the canonization Mass for Blessed Junipero Serra Sept. 24. His popemobile passed twice through a barricaded walkway before he entered the national shrine to address seminarians and novices. People cheered, waved and prayed […] Full Story
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Pope canonizes Junipero Serra, says faith is alive only when shared
September 24, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS) — Canonizing the 18th-century Spanish missionary, Blessed Junipero Serra, Pope Francis insisted a person’s faith is alive only when it is shared. Celebrating a late afternoon Mass outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Sept. 23, the pope declared the holiness of St. Junipero, founder of a string of […]
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Be shepherds concerned only for God and others, pope tells U.S. bishops
September 23, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—Acknowledging the real challenges and burdens the U.S. bishops face in their ministry, Pope Francis shared with them his own experience as a pastor and urged them to keep their eyes focused on Jesus and their hearts open to others. “Woe to us,” he said, “if we make of the cross a banner of […] Full Story
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Pope, ‘son of immigrant family,’ tells Obama he’s ready to learn in U.S.
September 23, 2015WASHINGTON (CNS)—Pope Francis introduced himself to President Barack Obama and all people of the United States as a “son of an immigrant family” arriving in the United States for the first time to learn from others and to share from his own experience. In a country the pope said he knows was “largely built” by […]
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Pope Francis arrives in U.S. to begin three-city visit
September 23, 2015JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (CNS)—Pope Francis arrived in the United States the late afternoon of Sept. 22 to begin his first apostolic journey as pontiff. His plane, an Alitalia jetliner, touched down at Joint Base Andrews near Washington at 3:51 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, nine minutes ahead of schedule. In the minutes before and after […]