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Pope Francis’ U.N. address comes on the foundation of his predecessors

Washington (CNS) — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 21:41:21 +0000

By Dennis Sadowski

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis’ address to the U.N. General Assembly Sept. 25 will mark the fifth papal speech delivered directly to representatives of the world’s governments.echo $variable;

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‘Pope of Peace’ fondly remembered as mischievous

Michael Otto — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 00:00:08 +0000

by RENZO ALLEGRI, Zenit Paul VI was beatified by Pope Francis on October 19, during the closing Mass of the Extraordinary Synod on the Family. Born in Brescia on September 26, 1897, Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini belonged to a bourgeois family. His father, Giorgio Montini, was a lawyer and, for several years, director

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Blessed Paul, the great helmsman

Vatican City (CNS) — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 20:06:32 +0000

by FRANCIS X. ROCCA
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Beatifying Blessed Paul VI at the concluding Mass
of the Synod of Bishops on the family, Pope Francis praised the late pope as the “great helmsman” of the Second Vatican Council and founder of the synod, as well as a “humble and prophetic witness of love for Christ and his Church”. echo $variable;

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In Bethlehem, near site of Christ’s birth, pope speaks out for children

Michael Otto — Mon, 26 May 2014 22:41:12 +0000

By Francis X. Rocca and Judith Sudilovsky
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) — Celebrating Mass a few steps from the spot traditionally believed to the birthplace of Jesus, Pope Francis said that the way society treats its young reveals its moral character.echo $variable;

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Fifty years later, pope and patriarch meet again in Jerusalem

Michael Otto — Mon, 26 May 2014 22:00:52 +0000

By Francis X. Rocca

JERUSALEM (CNS) — Half a century after a historic encounter between their predecessors, Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met in the same place to seek inspiration for Christian unity at the site of Christ’s death and resurrection.echo $variable;

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