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About 7,000 members of the business group Confederazione Cooperative Italiane gathered in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall for an audience with Pope Francis Feb. 28, 2015.

Pope puts family at the center of social justice

Feb 28, 2015

By Ann Schneible

In an audience with the Confederazione Cooperative Italiane (confederation of Italian co-operatives) Pope Francis called for the “globalization of solidarity” which... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square, Nov. 5, 2014.

For Pope Francis, loving concern for the poor is not communism

Jan 12, 2015

By Andrea Gagliarducci

As Pope Francis stated in a recent interview that love for the poor is not communism, but the Gospel, one... Read more

Consumers have a social responsibility regarding slavery, Pope says

Dec 10, 2014

By Andrea Gagliarducci

In his message for the 2015 World Day of Peace, released on Wednesday, Pope Francis has called for a global... Read more