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Pope Francis leads a prayer as he begins his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 20, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope: Christians are called to fight ‘every form of slavery’

‘Jesus, God made man, elevated the dignity of every human being and exposed the falsehood of slavery’

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Read more about the article Guadalupe shows how faith is shared simply, with respect, pope says
Pope Francis receives a sombrero from a visitor at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Aug. 23, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Guadalupe shows how faith is shared simply, with respect, pope says

Sharing in ‘a language suitable for all, a language that is comprehensible, like that of Jesus’

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Read more about the article Pope talks abortion, euthanasia at lunch with WYD pilgrims
Pope Francis sits down to lunch with 10 World Youth Day pilgrims from different nations in the apostolic nunciature in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 4, 2023. Joining the pope and his young guests were Cardinal Manuel Clemente of Lisbon and Cardinal-designate Américo Aguiar, auxiliary bishop of Lisbon and the chief organizer of WYD 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope talks abortion, euthanasia at lunch with WYD pilgrims

‘Be goalkeepers in life’

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Read more about the article Awaken the ‘weary’ Church by becoming ‘restless,’ pope says in Portugal
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leaves after celebrating vespers with Portuguese bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated persons, seminarians and pastoral workers in the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 2, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Awaken the ‘weary’ Church by becoming ‘restless,’ pope says in Portugal

‘Now is the God-given time of grace to sail boldly into the sea of evangelization and of mission’

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Read more about the article In Portugal for WYD, pope urges Europe to recover its ‘youthful heart’
Pope Francis is greeted by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at Figo Maduro Air Base in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 2, 2023. The pope began a five-day trip to Portugal to participate in World Youth Day. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

In Portugal for WYD, pope urges Europe to recover its ‘youthful heart’

‘Where are you sailing, Europe and the West, with the discarding of the elderly, walls of barbed wire, massive numbers of deaths at sea, and empty cradles?’

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Read more about the article Renewal in Rome: Jubilee years encourage holier heart, prettier city
A pedestrian bridge can be seen over the Tiber River in Rome Aug. 1, 2023. When Pope Sixtus IV proclaimed the Holy Year 1475, he ordered the construction of the Sistine Chapel and the "Ponte Sisto" bridge over the river to give pilgrims an additional way to get to St. Peter's Basilica. (CNS photo/Carol Glatz)

Renewal in Rome: Jubilee years encourage holier heart, prettier city

‘Every jubilee has left on Rome a unique mark of beauty, art and social gathering’

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Read more about the article Troubled priests need honesty, conversion, purification, pope says
Pope Francis speaks to members of the general chapter of the Servants of the Paraclete during an audience in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican June 24, 2023. The order ministers to priests and religious banned from ministry because of abuse allegations or who are experiencing other difficulties/ (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Troubled priests need honesty, conversion, purification, pope says

‘Being ‘servants of the Paraclete’ requires you to dedicate your life to accompanying some brother priests and consecrated men’

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Read more about the article Adore Jesus’ real presence in the Eucharist, pope tells U.S. Catholics
Pope Francis leads Benediction during a prayer service on New Year's Eve in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this Dec. 31, 2019, file photo. The connection between the missionary call of every disciple and the gift of Jesus present in the Eucharist were at the center of the pope's message for World Mission Sunday, which will be celebrated Oct. 22. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Adore Jesus’ real presence in the Eucharist, pope tells U.S. Catholics

'In the Eucharist, we encounter the one who gave everything for us'

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