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During Lent, leave appearances aside and listen to God, says pope
Lent is a time to cast aside appearances and to find God at work in the depths of the heart, Pope Francis said on Ash Wednesday.
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Pope, still recovering from illness, urges the prideful not to judge
By JUSTIN McLELLAN, Catholic News Service
Published March 6, 2024Pope Francis urged prideful people to recall one of Jesus’ moral commandments to “never judge.” The sin of pride “ruins human relationships” the pope wrote in the catechesis for his general audience in St. Peter’s Square March 6.
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Pope makes brief trip to hospital for unspecified tests
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published February 28, 2024Pope Francis paid a brief visit to Rome’s Gemelli Isola Hospital Feb. 28 for “diagnostic tests,” the Vatican press office said, without providing specifics.
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Pope’s Lenten message: Christians must rekindle hope in fighting today’s forms of slavery
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published February 1, 2024Released by the Vatican Feb. 1, the text of the pope’s Lenten message focused on God’s call to leave behind the bonds of slavery, with the title, “Through the Desert God Leads us to Freedom.”
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