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April 01, 2019

Countries that sell arms have no right to talk about peace, says Pope Francis

April 01, 2019

Nations that actively engage in arms dealing and help foment war in other countries should not expect to find peace in their own lands, Pope Francis has said. During a wide-ranging interview with the Spanish news programme, Salvados, which aired on March 31, the Pope was asked his opinion by journalist Jordi Evole regarding the

Pope says responses to abuse crisis cannot forget the influence of evil

April 01, 2019

Returning to Italy from Morocco Sunday night, Pope Francis said the problem of child sexual abuse, in all its forms, cannot be tackled without understanding the influence of evil. “The global scourge [of sexual abuse of minors] is great, but to say that this is not understood without the spirit of evil,” he said March

Pope Francis: Freedom of conscience in danger in ‘Christian countries’

April 01, 2019

Pope Francis decried the regression of freedom of conscience in “Christian countries” during an in-flight press conference Sunday, telling reporters on his return trip from Morocco, “let’s not accuse Muslims”. When asked by a French reporter about a criminal law in Morocco that prohibits enticing a Muslim to convert to another religion, Francis responded, “Let’s

Morning Catholic must-reads: 01/04/19

April 01, 2019

Pope Francis urged Morocco’s Christian minority to build a “culture of mercy” as he celebrated Mass in Rabat on Sunday (full text, full video). The Pope has appointed a a French Patristics scholar to oversee SSPX talks (Fr John Zuhlsdorf). Mexican drug cartels have left a church riddled with bullets. Egypt has sentenced 30 men