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July 6, 2021

Statement from Archbishop William E. Lori Wishing Pope Francis a Speedy Recovery

We are encouraged by the good news out of the Vatican stating the positive results following Pope Francis’s surgery.
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December 23, 2019

Before Christmas, Pope Francis meets with children, talks about St. Joseph

When a group of children sang a belated "Happy Birthday" to Pope Francis and gave him a big cake, he needed to think twice before not eating some of it before lunch.
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July 29, 2019

Pope calls for quick action to prevent further migrant deaths

Days after rescue workers recovered the bodies of dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, Pope Francis urged the international community to "act quickly" to prevent future tragedies.
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July 22, 2019

Pope issues sanctions against former West Virginia bishop

The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston announced July 19 sanctions from the Vatican -- including taking away the faculties of celebrating Mass -- against a former West Virginia bishop who stepped down last year under a cloud of allegations of sexual and financial misconduct.
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July 17, 2019

Highlandtown parish plans July 23 refugee-themed ‘Way of the Cross’

The pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús wants to alleviate fear in the immigrant community.
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July 12, 2019

South America’s Amazon: culturally diverse, globally important

A Vatican synod in October will consider the church’s ministry in a politically, culturally and ecologically complex region where indigenous people face increasing threats.
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July 11, 2019

Praising God for gift of creation leads to respect for it, pope says

The pope said the current situation in the South American rainforest “is a sad paradigm of what is happening in many parts of the planet.”
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July 5, 2019

World becoming more elitist, cruel toward excluded, pope says

The excluded, especially migrants and refugees, are the ones who ultimately pay the price for humanity’s greed, Pope Francis said.
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July 4, 2019

Pope meets Putin; two leaders talk about Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela

Pope Francis welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Vatican July 4, and the two discussed the ongoing wars in Eastern Ukraine and in Syria, the Vatican said. Russia plays a major role in both conflicts. At the end of the 55-minute private meeting, Alessandro Gisotti, interim director of the Vatican press office, issued a...
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July 2, 2019

Pope to celebrate Mass with migrants, refugees

The Mass July 8 will mark the sixth anniversary of Pope Francis’s visit to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.
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July 2, 2019

Pope applauds Trump, Kim meeting in North Korea

Pope Francis called President Donald Trump’s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a positive step toward world peace.
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July 1, 2019

Secrecy of confession must never be violated, Vatican says

Pope Francis ordered the publication of a document affirming the absolute secrecy of everything said in confession and calling on priests to defend it at all costs, even at the cost of their lives.
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