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Pope calls drug traffickers ‘murderers,’ pushes against legalization

Breaking from his catechetical series centered on the Holy Spirit, the pope addressed the issue of drug abuse and trafficking during his general audience June 26, marking World Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

• Pope warns against falling victim to hectic ‘dictatorship of doing’

  

  By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
  Published July 24, 2024

  In order to be compassionate and respond best to the needs of others, it is necessary to take time out to relax and not be anxious about getting things done, Pope Francis said.

• Open the church’s doors to evangelization, pope tells new archbishops

  

  By JUSTIN MCLELLAN, Catholic News Service
  Published July 2, 2024

  Before newly appointed archbishops gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica to receive their palliums, Pope Francis underscored the model of St. Paul as one who “discovers the grace of weakness.”

• Corpus Christi procession is not sign of pride but invitation, pope says

  

  By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
  Published June 2, 2024

  When Catholics carry the Eucharist through the streets, “we are not doing this to show off or to flaunt our faith” but to invite others to share in the life that Jesus gives, said Pope Francis on Corpus Christi Sunday.