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Pope Francis

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...
Pope Francis

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...
Pope Francis

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...
Pope Francis

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,"...
Synod on Synodality

All aboard: WYD pilgrims know about the synod, share its concerns

Young Catholics who went to World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, knew about the upcoming assembly of the Synod of Bishops, shared many of the concerns expressed during...
World Youth Day

WYD pilgrims showed the world faith can lead to peace, pope says

At his first general audience after World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, Pope Francis told pilgrims and visitors about his trip, about the faith of the young people he...
Priesthood

Pope shares summer reflection with Rome priests

Traditionally in August, the people of Rome -- including many of its priests -- head for the seaside or the mountains to rest and escape the summer heat. Before the big...