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Francis' Address to New Ambassadors

"There is a need for financial reform along ethical lines that would produce in its turn an economic reform to benefit everyone"

Vatican City, May 16, 2013 (Zenit.org) | 960 hits

Here is a Vatican translation of the address Francis gave today tofour new ambassadors to the Holy See: Bolot Iskovich Otunbaev from Kyrgyzstan; David Shoul from Antigua and Barbuda; Jean-Paul Senninger from Luxembourg; and Lameck Nthekela from Botswana. * * * Your Excellencies, I am pleased to receive you f...

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Francis' Letter to Argentine Bishops' Assembly

"We must come out of ourselves ... and grow in boldness"

Vatican City, April 18, 2013 (Zenit.org) | 2097 hits

Here is a translation of the letter Pope Francis sent to the 105th plenary assembly of the Argentine episcopal conference. The letter is dated March 25 and was posted by the episcopal …

"We hear many offers from the world around us; but let us take up God's offer instead: his is a caress of love"

Rome, April 08, 2013 (Zenit.org) | 2309 hits

Here is a Vatican translation of the homily given by Pope Francis on Sunday, as he celebrated Mass at the cathedral of St. John Lateran, marking his enthronement as Bishop of Rome. * * * It …

"Each individual has a value that can never be lost and must never be ignored"

London, April 05, 2013 (Zenit.org) | 1868 hits

Here is a letter signed by Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster, and other religious leaders, urging the heads of the Group of 8 nations to stay on course in achieving the Millennium …

"Yet mysteriously he is watching us, and in silence he speaks to us"

Vatican City, April 02, 2013 (Zenit.org) | 2105 hits

Here is the text of a videomessage from Pope Francis for the Holy Saturday live broadcast of the Shroud of Turin on Italian television. The shroud was broadcast onSaturday from 5:10 p.m. to …

An Excerpt From His Writings for This 8th Anniversary of His Death

Vatican City, April 02, 2013 (Zenit.org) Staff | 2100 hits

To mark today's eighth anniversary of the death of John Paul II, here is an excerpt from his 1999 Letter to the Elderly. * * * “You show me the path of life, in your presence there is …

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