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Pope Francis greets the crowd he arrives for his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 11, 2019.

Pope Francis calls for global alliance for education

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said the challenges facing humanity and the Earth are so urgent and important that he has invited world leaders, educators and young people to come to the Vatican next spring to launch a global alliance for building a new, more humane future.

Pope Francis shakes greets Mohamed Husin Abdelaziz Hassan, president of al-Azhar University, during a Sept. 11, 2019, meeting at the Vatican. The pope met with the committee working to fulfill the goals of the "Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together."

On 9/11, Pope Francis greets Vatican, Muslim leaders promoting world peace

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VATICAN CITY -- On a day remembered for the terrorist attacks against the United States, Pope Francis met with members of a committee of Muslim leaders and Vatican officials promoting a new era of dialogue and world peace.

Pope Francis receives a gift from children during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 11, 2019.
September 11, 2019

Wednesday Audience: Africa trip planted new seeds of hope

VATICAN CITY -- Having gone to Africa as a pilgrim of peace and hope, Pope Francis said he hoped the seeds planted there by his visit would bear abundant fruit for everyone.

Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Antananarivo, Madagascar, to Rome Sept. 10, 2019.

Pope Francis tells reporters to keep to 'the facts'

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MADAGASCAR -- No one really knows what the future of the news media will be, but it will have no future if reporters and the public cannot distinguish between facts and fiction, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Antananarivo, Madagascar, to Rome Sept. 10, 2019.

Pope Francis: Ideological 'fixation' feeds schisms

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MADAGASCAR -- Pope Francis told reporters he hoped and prayed the Catholic Church would not experience a new schism, but human freedom means people always have had and will have the "schism option."

Demonstrators take part in a protest against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government Sept. 9, 2019, in Managua. With increasing concerns worldwide about human rights violations in Nicaragua, a Vatican representative has called for an immediate return to negotiations and a rollout of reforms necessary to hold "free and transparent elections" there.

Vatican representative calls for electoral reform in Nicaragua

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GENEVA -- With increasing concerns worldwide about human rights violations in Nicaragua, a Vatican representative has called for an immediate return to negotiations and a rollout of reforms necessary to hold "free and transparent elections" there.

Pope Francis arrives in procession to celebrate Mass at the monument to Mary, Queen of Peace in Port Louis, Mauritius, Sept. 9, 2019.

Pope Francis cautions Mauritius amid economic growth: care for poor

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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius -- Statistical indicators show Mauritius' rapid economic growth has benefited all sectors of society, lifting thousands out of poverty over the past 30 years, but Pope Francis still urged the island's Catholics to be careful.

Pope Francis named three delegate presidents for the Oct. 6-27 Synod of Bishops for the Amazon. Pictured in a combination photo: Cardinals Baltazar Porras Cardozo, 74, of Merida, Venezuela; Pedro Barreto Jimeno, 75, of Huancayo, Peru; and Joao Braz de Aviz, 72, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

Pope Francis appoints three cardinals to lead Amazon synod

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis appointed three delegate presidents for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon.

Pope Francis leads a prayer for workers at the Mahatzana building site in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sept. 8, 2019.

Text of pope's prayer for workers at Madagascar stone quarry

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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar -- Here is the Vatican's English translation of Pope Francis' "Prayer for Workers," which he prayed Sept. 8 at the Mahatazana stone quarry:

Pope Francis leads a prayer for workers at the Mahatzana building site in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sept. 8, 2019.

Pope Francis prays for Madagascar's working poor

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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar -- Standing where the phrase "by the sweat of their brow" is a daily reality for hundreds of Madagascar's poor, Pope Francis prayed for those whose daily bread is earned by hard physical labor and for the unemployed longing to earn a living for their families.

Pope Francis burns incense as he celebrates Mass at the Soamandrakizay diocesan field in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sept. 8, 2019.

Solidarity, not poverty, is God's plan, Pope Francis says

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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar -- God's plan for humanity involves community, mutual support, sharing and caring for each other and for the earth, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis waves as he leads a vigil with young people at the Soamandrakizay diocesan field in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sept. 7, 2019.

Pope Francis to young people: Change the world

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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar -- Following Jesus means growing in friendship with him and with one's brothers and sisters, never being content with the way things are, but not just griping about them either, Pope Francis told young people.

Pope Francis greets nuns after attending the recitation of midday prayer in the Discalced Carmelite Monastery in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sept. 7, 2019.

Pope Francis in Madagascar: Help the poor, protect the environment

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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar -- In Madagascar, where the destruction of the environment and the suffering of the poor are inextricably bound, Pope Francis urged government officials to promote development projects that protect nature.

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