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Vatican
Vatican launches compact for families with pope's support
Pope Francis urged Catholics not to resign themselves to "the decline of the family" in a letter released for the launch of a Vatican compact for families.
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Vatican
Promote Christian values, not divisions, on social media, Vatican says
Most people around the world spend time each week on at least one social media platform and the Catholic Church is called to be there with them, the Vatican said in a new...
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Synod on Synodality
Pope on Pentecost: Synod is journey in the Spirit, not 'a parliament'
Celebrating Pentecost Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to pray each day for the presence of the Holy Spirit and especially that the Holy...
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Immigration
Pope Francis says situation at U.S.-Mexico border is 'serious problem'
In an interview with Telemundo, a U.S.-based Spanish-language television network, Pope Francis was asked about the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, about Ukraine...
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Synod on Synodality
A church of the many: Pope addresses some synod questions, fears
Pope Francis told a group of Italian bishops and coordinators of the synod process in their dioceses that he knows some people have questions or even fears about the...
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Evangelization
Pray at Pentecost for courage to evangelize, pope says
Ahead of Pentecost, May 28, Pope Francis spoke about the obligation to share the Gospel with others and encouraged Catholics to ask the Holy Spirit for the gifts of...
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Vatican
Pope Francis adds Fátima visit to World Youth Day trip
The Vatican announced Pope Francis will travel to Portugal August 2-6 to participate in World Youth Day, and will visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima August 5.
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Prayer
Intercession is fundamental for humanity, pope says
On the day many Catholics celebrated the feast of Christ's ascension into heaven, Pope Francis asks visitors and pilgrims to imagine what he's doing up there. And the...
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Tobacco trails: How popes past, present influenced the plant's journey
After tobacco was discovered in the Americas by European explorers, the Papal States played a major role in bringing tobacco from Portugal to Italy and devising a way to...
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Environment
Join the young in fighting for the poor and the planet, pope says
In the preface to a book looking at the connection between global economics and environmental destruction, Pope Francis said young people are challenging adults to...