INTERVIEW ON THE PLANE: Pope says he'll meet with sex abuse victims, confirms...
Francis X. Rocca | Catholic News Service ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM TEL AVIV -- Pope Francis will meet with a group of sex abuse victims for the first time in June, he told reporters May 26.During a...
View ArticlePope says his 'most authentic' gestures in Holy Land were spontaneous
By Francis X. Rocca | Catholic News Service ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM TEL AVIV -- During an inflight news conference May 26 on his return to Rome from the Holy Land, Pope Francis answered several...
View ArticleOn last morning in Holy Land, pope reaches out to Muslims, Jews
Francis X. Rocca | Catholic News Service JERUSALEM -- Pope Francis spent the last morning of his three-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land meeting with Muslims and Jews and calling for closer relations...
View ArticlePope urges Palestinian refugees to look to future
By Judith Sudilovsky | Catholic News Service BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Pope Francis told young Palestinian refugees to look to the future and to always work and strive for the things they...
View ArticlePope invites Israeli, Palestinian leaders to Rome to pray for peace
Francis X. Rocca | Catholic News Service BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Pope Francis invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres to pray together at the Vatican for peace...
View ArticlePope Francis thanks religious for their presence in Holy Land
By Judith Sudilovsky | Catholic News Service JERUSALEM -- Pope Francis dedicated his final hours in Jerusalem to time with local Catholics, reminding them that despite difficulties, God is always by...
View ArticlePOPE'S MESSAGE | Peace isn't mass-produced but handcrafted by ordinary people
Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis called on the world's Christians to pray with him for peace in the Middle East, help convince governments to come to the aid of...
View ArticleEditorial | Pope Francis and a land so loved
The recent film "Jerusalem" that played at the St. Louis Science Center eloquently made the point that the city was a sacred place long before it had synagogues, churches and mosques.The film followed...
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