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Pope Francis at the general audience in Paul VI Hall Jan. 22, 2020.

Pope Francis: The meek are not pushovers

Feb 19, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis said Wednesday that a meek Christian is not weak, but defends his faith and controls his temper.  Read more

Pope Francis at the end of the Angelus address Jan. 26, 2020.

Pope Francis: 'The beatitudes always bring joy'

Jan 29, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The beatitudes should be a defining feature of a Christian’s identity because they reveal the way that Jesus lived his... Read more

Pope Francis speaks during the general audience Jan. 10, 2018.

Pope Francis: Prayer is about God's love, not wordiness

Jan 2, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

When praying, remember the words of Jesus when he taught the ‘Our Father,’ Pope Francis said Wednesday, meeting God as... Read more

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Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Angelus address on Nov. 10, 2024.

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Left: Protesters burn a bishops’ circular in front of St. Mary’s Basilica, the cathedral of Ernakulam Archdicoese in India. Right: An elderly woman puts a burning circular into a bin in front of Vazhakkala, India, church.

Liturgical conflict resurfaces in troubled Indian Syro-Malabar archdiocese

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Pope Francis meets with Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley on Nov. 14, 2024, at the Vatican ahead of a meeting of the Pontifical Academy for Life titled “Common Good: Theory and Practice” in which Mottley was a panelist. The academy’s meeting discussed the global financial system in light of the social doctrine of the Catholic Church and crises that have impacted the world.

Vatican meeting highlights ‘common good’ as key objective to reform global financial order

Ernest Board (1877-1934), “Albertus Magnus Teaches in the Streets of Paris.”

St. Albert the Great: The Church and science are in harmony

Immigrants at Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley humanitarian respite center in McAllen, Texas.

U.S. Catholic bishops urge immigration reform with ‘fair and humane treatment’

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