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On Assumption feast, pope asks consolation for all who suffer

Mary's assumption into heaven was a special sign of God's favor, but it also indicates God's desire to save all people, body and soul, Pope Francis said.

8/15/18

Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

Pope: Fight scandal by giving witness to the Gospel

Members of the Catholic Church sin and give scandal, it's true, Pope Francis said, but it is up to each Catholic to live the faith as authentically as possible and witness to the world the love of Jesus.

8/13/18

By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

Pope revises catechism to say death penalty is ‘inadmissible’

Building on the development of Catholic Church teaching against capital punishment, Pope Francis has ordered a revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to assert “the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person” and to commit the church to working toward its abolition worldwide.

8/2/18

Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service
Pope calls for respect for migrants amid rising number of deaths at sea

With the rising death toll of migrants and refugees attempting the treacherous voyage across the Mediterranean Sea, Pope Francis urged world leaders to act to prevent further tragedy. More

7/23/18

Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service

Pope attends Cardinal Tauran’s funeral

Pope Francis attended the funeral Mass and presided over the final commendation of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the French cardinal who led the Vatican's outreach to other religions and who had announced to the world his election as pope five years ago.More

7/12/18

By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service

Pope, patriarch lead prayers for peace in Middle East

Pope Francis traveled July 7 to the southern Italian Adriatic port city of Bari to host a day of reflection and ecumenical prayer for peace in the Middle East.More

7/9/18

By JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES | Catholic News Service

Pope Francis advances sainthood causes of young teens

Pope Francis issued decrees advancing the sainthood causes of four candidates, including two young teenagers who heroically lived the Christian virtues.More

7/6/18

By JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES | Catholic News Service

Lay Italian journalist to head Vatican communications

Pope Francis has named a lay Italian journalist with decades of experience in print, radio and television broadcasting to head the Vatican's Secretariat for Communication.More

7/5/18

By CAROL GLATZ | Catholic News Service

Pope Francis creates 14 new cardinals

Pope Francis elevated 14 bishops and archbishops from 11 different nations to the College of Cardinals June 28 at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. More

6/28/18

By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service

Pope Francis: Support life at all stages, avoid 'dirty work of death'

Behind the indifference toward human life lies a contagious illness that blinds people to the lives, challenges and struggles of others, Pope Francis said. More

6/25/18

Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service

Pope: Aborting children with birth defects is like Nazi eugenics program

Pope Francis denounced the practice of administering prenatal tests to determine birth defects that often lead to abortions, comparing it to the Nazi-era eugenics program that determined what lives were worth keeping or eliminating. More

6/18/18

Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service

‘Children’s Train’ visits Vatican

Pope Francis recalls playing soccer and flying kites as a child. More

6/12/18

By CINDY WOODEN | Catholic News Service

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