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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.
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Corpus Christi procession is not sign of pride but invitation, pope says
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published June 2, 2024When 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.
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At audience, pope looks at virtue of prudence, prays for peace
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published March 20, 2024War is always a defeat,” Pope Francis said, urging people at his March 20 general audience to pray that leaders in war-torn nations would have the courage to negotiate for peace.
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Bishop Konzen, Atlanta Catholics tour Ghanaian school, health centre
By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Editor
Published December 1, 2023Following his first visit to the Pope Francis School & Health Centre (PFSHC) in Ghana, Bishop Joel M. Konzen, SM, of Atlanta called the campus “serene and striking.” He traveled there in late October with a group of Atlanta Catholics.
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