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The two men prayed together ‘after a brief and affectionate conversation.’
The pope described war as ‘a blasphemous betrayal of the Lord of Passover.’
Pope Francis reflected on Jesus’ words: “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.”
“Let the weapons be put down. Let the Easter truce begin,” Pope Francis urged.
The pope pointed to the example of Bl. Rosario Livatino, a Catholic judge killed by the mafia.
The planned Apostolic journey of Pope Francis to South Sudan later this year is an opportunity for the local Church to engage in the process of reconciliation, a Catholic Bishop in the East-Central African nation has said.
The pope held up a blue and yellow flag which he said was brought to him from “the martyred city” of Bucha, Ukraine.
The pope made the comments during a reflection on his recent trip to Malta at his weekly general audience.
Healthcare workers “have given their lives during this pandemic to help so many sick people recover,” Pope Francis said.
The pope accepted Turkson’s resignation as head of Vatican’s social development office in December.
“I want to say to you with all my heart: I am very sorry,” Pope Francis said.
The pope underlined that the Church in particular is called to help those with disabilities to “make their voices heard.”
The pope said that ‘the rhetoric of inclusion is the ritual formula of every politically correct discourse.’
Cardinal Antonios Naguib died in Cairo at the age of 87.
‘Everyone has the obligation to recognize, respect, and bear witness to the Catholic identity of the school,’ the new document says.
The Vatican constitution now refers to ‘the liturgical books prior to the reform of the Second Vatican Council.’
Pope Francis spoke to around 800 priests and seminarians at the end of a course on the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
In his homily, the pope said that the consecration ‘is no magic formula but a spiritual act.’
‘All of us are called to commit ourselves to universal fraternity,’ the pope wrote in a preface to the new guide.
The pope will once again preside over the Via Crucis at the Colosseum on Good Friday.