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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Meeting reporters on plane, pope defends his teaching on social issues
September 23, 2015ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM CUBA (CNS)—Pope Francis defended his position on the economy, the environment and other social issues as faithful repetitions of the basic Catholic social doctrine. Speaking to reporters flying with him from Cuba to Washington Sept. 22, the pope was asked about comments, mainly from the United States, claiming the pope […]
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The famous popemobile: Pontiffs have hit the streets in style
September 22, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—There’s perhaps no other signature vehicle in the world more well-known than the popemobile. Tall and boxy or sleek and chic, it’s the one white ride that always catches people’s eye, mostly because of the special passenger waving inside. The popemobile is a specially modified vehicle that gives the pope enough elevation and […]