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Pope Francis

Social media in flames: Pope targeted for not preaching fire and brimstone

Reaction was strong to Pope Francis' statement that he hoped hell would be empty.
Migrants, Refugees & Travelers

At synod prayer service, pope calls for immigration reform with a heart

Pope Francis and members of the Synod of Bishops gathered around a sculpture in St. Peter's Square to pray for migrants and refugees, especially those who have died...
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St. Thérèse teaches simplicity, love, trust, pope says in document

In the year marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, one of Pope Francis' favorite saints, he published an apostolic exhortation filled with...
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Pope meets U.S. leaders patiently building 'culture of solidarity'

Pope Francis invited a group of community organizers from the United States back to his residence for a follow-up discussion about their efforts to listen to gather...
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Pope, urging young Russians to be proud of their heritage, stirs controversy

In a video call, Pope Francis had told young Russian Catholics to be proud of their cultural heritage. But he cited as part of that heritage Peter the Great and Catherine...
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Pope says there is a 'strong reactionary' element in U.S. Catholic Church

Responding to a Jesuit's question about U.S. critics of Pope Francis, the pope said there is a segment of the U.S. Catholics who do not recognize how doctrine grows and...
Environment

Laudato Si' 2.0: Pope announces new document ahead of 'Season of Creation'

Details are trickling out about a new papal document on the environment as the Catholic Church prepares to join other Christians in celebrating the World Day of Prayer...
Prayer

Adoration awakens love for the poor, commitment to justice, pope says

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of a religious order that began in Italy, Pope Francis urged them never to forget how their love for the poor and their battle against...
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Pope: Dorothy Day's life shows evangelizing power of charity, witness, love

Pope Francis has written the foreword to a new edition of Dorothy Day's 1938 memoir about her conversion to Catholicism. Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement...
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Christians called to heal 'epidemic of enmity,' papal message says

"An attitude of openness to others as brothers or sisters is one of the distinctive traits of the pontificate of Pope Francis, of his witness and his magisterium,"...