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Pope dreams of hope for the future
While calling himself an “old man” and saying he never expected to be Pope this long, Pope Francis says in his new autobiography that he still has dreams for the future. Source: CNS.
Pope speaks to ambassadors on ‘a diplomacy of hope’
During the Holy Year 2025, the international community should strive “to overcome the logic of confrontation and embrace instead the logic of encounter”, Pope Francis told ambassadors and other diplomats accredited to the Holy See. Source: CNS.
Biden awards ‘People’s Pope’ Presidential Medal of Freedom
United States President Joe Biden has awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honour. Source: NCR Online.
Jesus the path and destination for Jubilee pilgrims: Pope
Pope Francis called on Catholics yesterday to focus their Holy Year 2025 pilgrimages on Jesus Christ, who is both the path and destination for Christian hope. Source: CNS.
Pope reveals two attempts on his life during 2021 visit to Iraq
Two attempted attacks on Pope Francis, including one by a suicide bomber, were foiled during his landmark trip to Iraq in 2021, the pontiff has revealed in an autobiography. Source: CNN.
Russia’s war on Ukraine has no spiritual justification: Pope
In a letter to his nuncio in Russia, Pope Francis called out those who would claim Russia’s war on Ukraine had any spiritual justification. Source: CNS.
Don’t prioritise profit over people, Pope tells bankers
Pope Francis has warned against financial speculation that prioritises profit over people, resulting in exploitation and social inequalities. Source: Vatican News.
Pope tells Corsican Catholics to maintain their strong religious traditions
Pope Francis yesterday visited the Mediterranean island of Corsica and encouraged the island’s Catholic majority to foster its traditional piety as secular culture grows in Europe. Source: CNA.
Pope calls for end to death penalty and foreign debt
Pope Francis has called on all nations to end the death penalty, divert arms spending to a global fund to fight hunger, and cancel the debt of developing nations in order to usher in a new era of hope. Source: OSV News.