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December 22, 2015

Seasonal checkup: Pope prescribes spiritual virtues to fight curial ills

Pope Francis talks with a bishop during the traditional Christmas greetings to the Roman Curia in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Dec. 21.

VATICAN CITY - If Pope Francis sees the Church as a field hospital after battle, then his annual Christmas address to the Roman Curia often looks like the triage tent, with him holding the charts.

Published in Faith
March 17, 2015

Create united front against violence, Pope tells Nigeria's bishops

Bomb kills 21 in Jos, Nigeria, Feb. 26.

VATICAN CITY - As the people of Nigeria prepared for general elections, Pope Francis wrote to the nations' bishops urging efforts to build up a "culture of encounter" that would create a united front against Boko Haram terrorists and ethnic tensions.

Published in International
October 4, 2014

On eve of family synod, Pope prays for "open and fraternal" debate

People attend an Oct. 4 prayer vigil led by Pope Francis for the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. The pope called for "sincere, open and fraternal" debate during the two-week long synod, which opened Oct. 5.

VATICAN CITY - Hours before opening a Synod of Bishops whose members have already started a public debate over Catholic teaching on marriage and sexuality, Pope Francis prayed the bishops would express themselves and listen to each other openly, trusting in God to reconcile their differences.

Published in Faith