Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
December 1, 2017
Pray for your priests, Pope urges at Mass in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Ordaining 16 new priests in Bangladesh, Pope Francis kept to his practice of using the formal ritual homily for the occasion. But, as often happens, he also felt a need to speak more personally to the people before him.
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Reflections
November 30, 2017
Pope arrives in Bangladesh, praises country's welcome of Rohingya
DHAKA, Bangladesh – The government and people of Bangladesh have shown exemplary generosity in welcoming hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, despite great demands placed on already limited resources, Pope Francis said.
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International
YANGON, Myanmar – Christians and Buddhists are called by faith to overcome evil with goodness and violence with peace, Pope Francis said during a meeting with leaders of Myanmar's Buddhist community.
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International
November 28, 2017
Unity, not uniformity, leads to peace, Pope says
YANGON, Myanmar – In a small, informal meeting with a variety of religious leaders, Pope Francis went to the heart of his message for Myanmar: unity, not uniformity, is the secret to peace.
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International
November 20, 2017
Pope Francis calls Benedict's teaching 'precious heritage'
VATICAN CITY – The theological work and papal teaching of retired Pope Benedict XVI "continue to be a living and precious heritage for the church," Pope Francis said.
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Vatican
November 17, 2017
Care for the dying does not mean relentlessly resisting death, Pope says
VATICAN CITY – People who are dying must be accompanied with the love of family members and the care of medical professionals, but there is no requirement that every means available must be used to prolong their lives, Pope Francis said.
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Vatican
VATICAN CITY – Two women may hold the key to clearing up questions still surrounding the death of Pope John Paul I and speed his journey to canonization.
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Vatican
November 12, 2017
Religious freedom must be protected, says Catholic-Muslim dialogue
VATICAN CITY – Christians and Muslims believe that freedom of conscience and religion are the most important human rights and, "therefore, our collective duty demands that we respect, preserve and promote such rights," said members of the Catholic-Muslim Forum.
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International
VATICAN – As minorities living in a troubled land, Christians in the Holy Land must forgive each other for past mistakes and work together for the future of their communities, Pope Francis told the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem.
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Vatican
October 23, 2017
Being Christian means being missionary, Pope says
VATICAN – Catholics must make a real effort to share the Gospel with all people, fighting "the recurring temptation" that leads some to focus only on internal church matters or to be pessimistic about evangelization efforts, Pope Francis wrote.
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Vatican