Read more about the article After Russia remarks stir outrage, Vatican says pope never intended to ‘glorify imperialist logic’
Young people play in a fountain in Moscow June 16, 2020. Russian clergy and lay Catholics were "caught by surprise" by Pope Francis' remarks in a video call Aug. 25, 2023, to a youth gathering in St. Petersburg praising the country's past empire and urging young people to "never give up this heritage." Ukrainians were even more surprised as the papal remarks caused pain and concern in the country fighting the Russian invasion. (OSV News photo/Maxim Shemetov, Reuters)

After Russia remarks stir outrage, Vatican says pope never intended to ‘glorify imperialist logic’

‘We fear that those words are understood by some as an encouragement of precisely this nationalism and imperialism’

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Read more about the article First Nations leader: ‘No conclusive evidence’ of student graves at residential school, but search for truth continues
Pope Francis kisses the hand of an Indigenous leader during a meeting with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities at Maskwacis, Alberta, July 25, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

First Nations leader: ‘No conclusive evidence’ of student graves at residential school, but search for truth continues

‘We recognize that this excavation is but a small piece of a much larger truth’

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Read more about the article Pope Francis’ welcoming comments touch hearts of pilgrims
A U.S. pilgrim waves the American flag as he waits for the arrival of Pope Francis for the welcome ceremony for Pope Francis during World Youth Day at Eduardo VII Park in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 3, 2023. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

Pope Francis’ welcoming comments touch hearts of pilgrims

A U.S. pilgrim waves the American flag as he waits for the arrival of Pope Francis for the welcome ceremony for Pope Francis during World Youth Day at Eduardo VII…

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