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 ...
Arriving in Kazakhstan, a country that borders Russia, Pope Francis said he came as a "pilgrim of peace" at a time when "our world urgently needs peace; it needs to recover harmony." "I am visiting you ...
Calling sexual abuse "diabolical" and a "mostrosity," Pope Francis underlined there is "zero tolerance" for those in the church who are guilty of abuse. "One very key thing is zero tolerance. Zero. A priest cannot continue ...
Pope Francis offered his prayers and praise for former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who died at age 91 Aug. 30 in Moscow after a long illness. In a telegram sent to Gorbachev's only child, Irina Virganskaya, ...
The world will keep witnessing wars, violence and injustice as long as people fail to understand that true freedom comes from seeking God's will, love and mercy, Pope Francis said. Only when one's heart is filled ...
Fifty years have passed since St. Paul VI instituted the ministries of lector and acolyte, opening them to the laity, and Pope Francis wants a formal "dialogue" with the world's bishops' conferences to discuss their ...
Pope Francis said he is doing everything he can for Ukraine, saying the world was witnessing "cruelty." In a short handwritten note sent to Sister Teresina Longo, mother superior of a religious institute hosting Ukrainian orphans ...
Pope Francis plans to make his long-awaited visit to Ukraine before his trip to Kazakhstan in September, said Andrii Yurash, Ukraine's ambassador to the Holy See. In a series of tweets posted Aug. 6 after meeting ...
When united with Christ, young men and women can live a meaningful life devoid of the egotistical and narcissistic nature of today's culture, Pope Francis said. "In union with Jesus, each of you becomes a seed ...
The unity of the Catholic Church's bishops is fundamental in correcting past wrongs and in confronting challenges today, Pope Francis said. Meeting with a group of Jesuits in Canada July 29, the pope said his visit ...
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