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The pope accepted Archbishop Michel Aupetit’s resignation on Dec. 2.
As a sign of Pope Francis’ concern for migrants, the Vatican has announced that it is helping to arrange the transfer of refugees from Cyprus to Italy, among them, two Christians who fled the Central African nation of Cameroon.
‘We need to move from infatuation to mature love,’ the pope said.
Pope Francis instituted a new ministry of catechist in May.
The pope sent the message on the feast of St. Andrew.
The guidelines were withdrawn on Tuesday.
Last year, the pope made a surprise visit to pray alone at the Immaculate Conception statue.
On the first Sunday of Advent, Pope Francis reminded Christians that an essential ingredient for living an alert and joyful life is prayer.
The pope issued a message marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
The pope was meeting members of the Pauline Family.
‘Today, a revolution is underway,’ the pope told the Pontifical Council for Culture.
Pope Francis gave the bishops a card with a meditation called ‘The Beatitudes of the Bishop.’
Pope Francis met young adults and teens participating in a songwriting contest based on the theme of Christmas.
Two young people joined the pope as he delivered his Angelus address.
The pope offered Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the feast of Christ the King.
The papal team includes Swiss Guards and migrants.
‘If priests, if society look to God, then I think things will change,’ he said.
The pope said that justice and peace could be built only through ‘two paths.’
The pope’s new catechetical cycle is devoted to Jesus’ foster father.
Secular Franciscan Order is holding its general chapter in Rome.