Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
December 9, 2017
Pope calls for respect as he listens to Rohingya refugees
VATICAN – Pope Francis’ skill at walking political and pastoral tightropes was put to the test in Bangladesh and Myanmar.
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International
December 10, 2017
Christian vocation is to serve life, health, Pope says
VATICAN – The Catholic Church's care for the sick, especially through Catholic-run hospitals, is an antidote to "the business mentality that is seeking worldwide to turn health care into a profit-making enterprise," Pope Francis said.
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Faith
VATICAN – Describing them as "authentic magisterium," Pope Francis ordered the official publication of his letter to a group of Argentine bishops and their guidelines for the interpretation of "Amoris Laetitia," his apostolic exhortation on the family.
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International
December 1, 2017
Pope meets 16 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, says they are 'images of the living God'
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Each human being is created in the image and likeness of God, yet so often people desecrate that image with violence as seen in the treatment of Myanmar's Rohingya minority, Pope Francis said.
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International
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