• Pope brings apology to Arctic Indigenous people
    Pope brings apology to Arctic Indigenous people
    “I want to tell you how very sorry I am and to ask for forgiveness for the evil perpetrated by not a few Catholics” who ran the residential schools Indigenous children (in Canada) ... -- Pope Francis
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  • Pope addresses abortion, gun violence, retirement rumors
    Pope addresses abortion, gun violence, retirement rumors
    The phenomenon of mass shootings “is a grave social problem,” he said, and it would be important to look into the “aggressiveness” of those who “opt to destroy and not build.” -- Pope Francis
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  • Catholics need a better understanding of the Mass
    Catholics need a better understanding of the Mass
    “The priestly prayer of Jesus at the Last Supper that all may be one judges every one of our divisions around the bread broken, around the sacrament of mercy, the sign of unity, the bond of charity” -- Pope Francis
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  • Discarding elderly a ‘betrayal’ of humanity, pope
    Discarding elderly a ‘betrayal’ of humanity, pope
    " ... the pope said that the care of the elderly is “fundamental” for society, for the church and especially for future generations." -- Pope Francis
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  • Shame on those who take advantage of the elderly
    Shame on those who take advantage of the elderly
    “Do not hide old age, do not hide the fragility of old age.” -- Pope Francis
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  • Do not be afraid to vent to God, have faith in his justice
    Do not be afraid to vent to God, have faith in his justice
    The pope praised those elderly who can turn resentment “into a tenacity for awaiting God’s promises” because they are an example to the rest of the faith community about facing “the excesses of evil.”
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  • Pope: Elderly must set an example of faith for youth
    Pope: Elderly must set an example of faith for youth
    Pope Francis to elderly men and women: “... please be attentive to young people, they are watching us.”
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  • Pope: Honor, protect the dignity of the elderly
    Pope: Honor, protect the dignity of the elderly
    Pope Francis urged Christians to not only support and encourage better care for the elderly, but also to transform the younger generations understanding “about life and its stages.” - CNS
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  • Pope: Blood of Bucha massacre victims ‘cries out to heaven’
    Pope: Blood of Bucha massacre victims ‘cries out to heaven’
    Videos and photographs released April 3, after Russian troops retreated from Bucha and other towns, showed bodies in the streets and in the yards of homes.
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  • Listen to elderly
    Listen to elderly
    From a series of talks by Pope Francis dedicated to the meaning and value of “old age” and focused on the role of memory and personal witness in handing down the faith.
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  • Pope: Longevity is a reminder to slow down
    Pope: Longevity is a reminder to slow down
    A pervasive “spirit of rejection” exists in the modern world that “tends to be hostile to the elderly and, not by chance, also to children” and “casts them aside.” - Pope Francis
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  • Alliance between young, old must be renewed
    Alliance between young, old must be renewed
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  • People have the right to life, needed health care
    People have the right to life, needed health care
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  • Pope: God offers courage, guidance to those in difficulty
    Pope: God offers courage, guidance to those in difficulty
    When people experience dangerous situations, "praying means listening to the voice that can give us the same courage as Joseph, to face difficulties without succumbing.” - Pope Francis
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  • Denying dignity of work is an ‘injustice,’ pope says
    Denying dignity of work is an ‘injustice,’ pope says
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  • Pope says a mature faith is realistic, but hope-filled
    Pope says a mature faith is realistic, but hope-filled
    “Contemplating Mary who lays Jesus in the manger, making him available to everyone, let’s remember that the world can change, and everyone’s life can improve only if we make ourselves available to others, without expecting them to begin.” - Pope Francis
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  • St. Joseph’s quiet humility teaches value of silence
    St. Joseph’s quiet humility teaches value of silence
    Pope Francis' continuing series of talks on St. Joseph from Dec. 15.
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  • St. Joseph reminds church to pay attention to the essentials
    St. Joseph reminds church to pay attention to the essentials
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  • Freedom comes from serving others, pope says
    Freedom comes from serving others, pope says
    “There is no freedom without love,” Pope Francis said. “The selfish freedom of doing what I want is not freedom because it comes back to yourself, it isn’t fruitful.”
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  • Pope: Handle pro-abortion politicians pastorally
    Pope: Handle pro-abortion politicians pastorally
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