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Beatitudes are fruits of hope, not cheap talk, pope says in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile (CNS)—The beatitudes are not cheap words for those who think they know it all yet do not commit to faith; they are the fruit of a hopeful heart that yearns for peace and happiness, Pope Francis said. Christ’s response to the longings and aspirations of those seeking a life of happiness are not […] Full Story | En Español

• Stay close to the suffering, forgive one another, pope tells Latvians

  

  By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
  Published October 4, 2018

  AGLONA, Latvia (CNS)—What would Mary do? was the question Pope Francis, in effect, asked Latvian Catholics gathered at their nation’s popular Marian shrine. Celebrating Mass Sept. 24 at the Basilica of the Assumption, a shrine holding a beloved icon of the Mother of God in Aglona, 60 miles from the Russian border, Pope Francis insisted […] Full Story

• Silence is Christ’s response to lies, divisiveness, pope says at Mass

  

  By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
  Published September 6, 2018

  VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Jesus himself showed that the best way to respond to scandal and divisiveness is to stay silent and pray, Pope Francis said Sept. 3 as he resumed his early morning Masses with invited guests. “With people lacking goodwill, with people who seek only scandal, with those who look only for division, who want […] Full Story

• Vocations in Ireland have dwindled due to abuse scandal, pope says

  

  By JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES, Catholic News Service
  Published September 6, 2018

  VATICAN CITY (CNS)—While the faith of Catholics in Ireland is strong, the scandal of abuse and cover-up by church leaders has caused a decline in vocations to the priesthood and religious life, Pope Francis said. During his weekly general audience Aug. 29, the pope led pilgrims in praying a “Hail Mary” to Our Lady of […] Full Story