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Now is time to build new world without inequality Pope Francis says

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:08:11 -0400

ROME -- As the world slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a risk it will be struck by an even worse virus -- that of selfish indifference, Pope Francis said.

Don't be afraid of shame, open hearts to God's mercy, Pope says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 15:47:37 -0400

VATICAN – Feeling ashamed of one's sins does not mean wallowing in guilt, rather it is the gateway all men and women can use to experience firsthand God's tender mercy and forgiveness, Pope Francis said.

Pope denounces use of chemical weapons after deadly attack in Syria

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 15:04:34 -0400

VATICAN – Pope Francis condemned the use of chemical weapons after a deadly attack killed dozens of innocent men, women and children in Syria.

Mercy is key to the life of faith, Pope says on Divine Mercy Sunday

Mon, 24 Apr 2017 08:40:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY – On Divine Mercy Sunday Pope Francis said mercy is essential in living the Christian life, because it not only allows us to understand ourselves and God better, but it also prompts us to recognize and help those in need.

Coming full circle with St. John Paul II

fr_desouza@catholicregister.org (Fr. Raymond J. de Souza) — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 20:00:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY - Permit, if you will indulge me, a lapse into autobiography. That was, after all, one of the signal achievements of St. John Paul II, that his biography became part of so many autobiographies. The story of his life shaped the story of so many lives.