Africa
In South Sudan, pope's message must become action, says nuncio
Pope Francis made an ecumenical pilgrimage for peace in South Sudan Feb. 3-5 with Anglican and Presbyterian leaders. A month later, CNS spoke to the Vatican nuncio to...
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Pope Francis
Pope tells Jesuits in Africa he twice refused to become a bishop
Jesuits make a promise not to seek higher offices in the church. When Pope Francis had his usual question-and-answer sessions with Jesuits in Congo and in South Sudan...
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Africa
Arms trade is a 'plague,' pope says on flight back from Africa
Pope Francis asked the Anglican archbishop of Canterbury and the moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland to join him for his usual post-trip news conference on...
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Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
Praying with South Sudan's Christians, leaders urge new steps toward unity
As part of their historic ecumenical pilgrimage to South Sudan, Pope Francis, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury and the Rev. Iain Greenshields, moderator of...
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Africa
'The future is in your hands,' pope tells Congolese young people
Pope Francis held an enthusiastic rally with young people and catechists early Feb. 2 in Martyrs' Stadium in Kinshasa, urging them to recognize their worth and to work...
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Pope Francis
Preaching peace amid violence: Pope heads back to Africa
Pope Francis will make the 40th international trip of his pontificate Jan. 31-Feb. 5, traveling first to Congo and then making an ecumenical pilgrimage to South Sudan...
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Africa
Annual National Collection Supports Pastoral Efforts of the Church in Africa
Building on their statement, A Call to Solidarity with Africa, in 2004 the members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) authorized the creation of a...