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Respectful dialogue despite political differences is needed, says USCCB president
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published July 16, 2024Political discourse has devolved into people shouting at and not listening to each other, showing a need to promote respectful dialogue despite differences, said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Open the church’s doors to evangelization, pope tells new archbishops
By JUSTIN MCLELLAN, Catholic News Service
Published July 2, 2024Before 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.”
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Pope calls drug traffickers ‘murderers,’ pushes against legalization
By JUSTIN MCLELLAN, Catholic News Service
Published June 26, 2024Breaking 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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Fear is the great nemesis of faith, Pope Francis says at general audience
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published May 1, 2024The enemy of faith is fear, the pope said at his general audience May 1. The pope also launched the Marian month by encouraging using the Holy Family of Nazareth as a model of domestic community.
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Pope Francis teaches about temperance
Published April 25, 2024
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Easter marks the ‘rebirth of hope amid the ruins of failure,’ pope says
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published March 31, 2024Easter is a promise that no matter how dark the world may seem and no matter how heavy the burdens one carries, victory belongs to the Risen Christ and all who believe in him, Pope Francis said.
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When in Rome: The Beauty of the Eternal City
By NATALIA DURON, Staff Writer
Published March 26, 2024In this travelogue, Georgia Bulletin Staff Writer Natalia Duron shares her experiences as a first-time pilgrim to Rome.
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On Palm Sunday, pope prays people open hearts to God, quell all hatred
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published March 25, 2024Only Jesus can deliver humanity from hatred and violence, Pope Francis said on Palm Sunday. “Jesus entered Jerusalem as a humble and peaceful king,” he said in brief remarks after celebrating Mass in St. Peter’s Square. He prayed that the faithful would open their hearts to the Lord.
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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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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’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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Bring Mary’s gratitude and hope into the new year, Pope Francis says
By JUSTIN McLELLAN, Catholic News Service
Published January 1, 2024Believers and non-believers alike give thanks for all they have received in the last 12 months and express hopes for the coming year, but Christians are called to cultivate gratitude and hope following the example of Mary, Pope Francis said.
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Vatican note on blessings opens door to those seeking God, official says
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published December 31, 2023The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s declaration on informally blessing same-sex couples or other non-married couples is a reminder that the Catholic Church and its pastors never close the door on people seeking God’s help, said a Vatican media commentary.
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At Christmas, God shows love through ‘littleness,’ not power, pope says
By JUSTIN McLELLAN, Catholic News Service
Published December 24, 2023“Tonight, our hearts are in Bethlehem, where the Prince of Peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war, by the clash of arms that even today prevents him from finding room in the world,” said Pope Francis Dec. 24 in his homily for Christmas Mass.
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At Christmas, God remains with us through war and poverty, pope says
By JUSTIN McLELLAN, Catholic News Service
Published December 15, 2023The Christmas season is a reminder to Christians that despite hardships, God chose to join himself to humanity and still remains by its side, Pope Francis said.
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Council to ask pope to authorize studies on key synod topics
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published December 14, 2023The council of the Synod of Bishops will ask Pope Francis to authorize studies on the need to update canon law, revise the rules for priestly formation, deepen a theological reflection on the diaconate and other topics.
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Pope prays for ‘just peace’ in Middle East and Ukraine
By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Published November 8, 2023As the wars, violence and deaths continue in Ukraine and in the Holy Land, Pope Francis again urged people to pray for peace. “Let us think about and pray for populations suffering from war,” he said Nov. 8 at the end of his weekly general audience.
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All Souls’ Day: Pope Francis remembers lives lost to war
By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
Published November 2, 2023On the feast of All Souls, Pope Francis celebrated Mass at the Rome War Cemetery, saying that remembrance is part of hope.
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Synod synthesis shows agreement, divergences, including on ‘synodality’
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published November 2, 2023A report summarizing discussions at the assembly of the Synod of Bishops said the church may need more welcoming pastoral approaches, especially to people who feel excluded, but also acknowledged fears of betraying traditional church teachings and practices.
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