VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Europe and the entire world are being shaken by a war of great seriousness, Pope Francis told his papal nuncios who serve around the globe. It is “a particularly serious war, due to the violation of international law, the risks of nuclear escalation and the drastic economic and social consequences,” he …
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NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (CNS) — The strength of the Catholic Church in Central Asia is measured not in numbers, but by the diversity of its people, Pope Francis said. “The beauty of the church comes from the fact that we are one family, in which no one is a stranger,” the pope said Sept. 15 during …
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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM KAZAKHSTAN (CNS) — Under the right moral conditions, a country has the right to purchase weapons to defend itself from those who attack it, Pope Francis said. Speaking to journalists Sept. 15 after his three-day trip to Kazakhstan, the pope responded to a question regarding the sale of weapons to …
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YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon (CNS) — Many Africans, including bishops, mourned the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, but for some, that feeling of grief was dwarfed by memories of Britain’s colonial exploitation of the continent. And while Queen Elizabeth lived through an era of industrialization that is responsible for the current climate crisis, some hope her successor, …
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MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — Catholics in the U.K. paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death Sept. 8 and the end of a reign that lasted more than 70 years. Pope Francis sent a telegram addressed “To His Majesty the King, Charles III,” her son who immediately ascended to the throne. “I willingly join …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Perhaps just hours or less before her murder in northern Mozambique as militants swept into the area, Comboni Sister Maria De Coppi left a voice message with her niece, urging her to pray for the people on the run. “Hello, Gabriella, good evening. I just wanted to tell you the situation …
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, will embark on his fourth visit to Ukraine on Pope Francis’ behalf, the Vatican announced. In a statement released Sept. 9, the Dicastery for the Service of Charity said Cardinal Krajewski would visit the cities of Odesa, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv and other locations in eastern Ukraine …
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis asked Christians to pray for him before he embarks on a three-day visit to Kazakhstan. The pope, who will attend the Congress of World and Traditional Religions during his Sept. 13-15 visit, said the meeting “will be an opportunity to meet many religious representatives and to engage in dialogue …
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Like Mary, who after the Annunciation went in haste to visit her cousin Elizabeth, young Catholics are called to welcome Jesus into their lives and then to go out and share their joy with others, Pope Francis said. “Mary is an example of a young person who wastes no time on …
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NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (CNS) — As war, violence and extremism in countries around the world threaten the lives of countless men, women and children, religions must rise above differences and be examples of peace and harmony, Pope Francis said. “It is time to realize that fundamentalism defiles and corrupts every creed; time for open and compassionate …
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