Archive for September 24, 2015

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Read the full text of Pope Francis' address to US Congress

Please find below the full text of Pope Francis' Sept. 24 address to members of the United States Congress: Read more

Pope Francis addresses the United States Congress, Sept. 24, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Marriage and family are being threatened, Pope tells US Congress

In his lengthy speech to the U.S. Congress on Thursday, Pope Francis said the family is being threatened today like... Read more

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Read the full text: Papal visit to St. Patrick's Church and Homeless Shelter

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Jesus came into the world as a homeless person, Pope Francis says

There is no social or moral justification for homelessness, but we can find solace and meaning in the Incarnation, Pope... Read more

Sophie Cruz, the child of immigrants, who embraced the Pope in Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Watch this little girl defy security guards and get a hug from the Pope

Sophie Cruz travelled from Los Angeles, across the United States, with her father and two uncles to try to hand... Read more

Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska at the Cathedral of St. Matthew in Washington D.C., Sept. 23, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

Our brother, the Pope – Bishop Conley on the papal visit thus far

Bishop James Conley says that Pope Francis' mandate to go beyond the narrow confines of own worlds is a challenge,... Read more

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Full Text : Vespers with Pope Francis in New York City

Pope Francis will pray the Evening Prayer at a Vespers service on Thursday, September 24th at 6:45 pm, ET, at... Read more

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Pope in NYC: I'm with you in recovering from the abuse scandal

In his first address in New York, Pope Francis lamented the suffering caused by the sexual abuse scandal in the... Read more