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Pope, President Trump speak of hopes for peace

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump spent 30 minutes speaking privately in the library of the Apostolic Palace May 24, and as the president left, he told the pope, “I won’t forget what you said.” The atmosphere at the beginning was formal and a bit stiff. However, the mood lightened when Pope […] Full Story

• Priest says Egypt’s Christians feel they could be martyrs at any time

  By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
  Published June 1, 2017

  CAIRO (CNS)—Christians in Egypt “are getting to this idea that we could be a martyr at any moment,” the spokesman for the nation’s Catholic bishops told Catholic News Service. The spokesman, Father Rafic Greiche, also lamented the number of children killed in an attack on a bus carrying Coptic Orthodox Christians to St. Samuel Monastery […] Full Story

• Pope: Jesus walks with those discouraged, with bowed heads

  

  By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
  Published June 1, 2017

  VATICAN CITY (CNS)—If it seems hard to find God in this world, it is because he chooses to be with the defeated and dejected and in places where most people are loath to go, Pope Francis said. “God does not like to be loved the way a warlord would like, dragging his people to victory, […] Full Story

• Don’t be rigid; Holy Spirit is gift of God who surprises us, pope says

  

  By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
  Published May 18, 2017

  VATICAN CITY (CNS)—God, who created the world, continues to work in it, surprising people and making some of them nervous, Pope Francis said. The phrase “it’s always been done this way” reflects an attitude that “kills,” the pope said May 8 at his early morning Mass. “This kills freedom. It kills joy. It kills fidelity […] Full Story