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September 08, 2019

Pope Francis prayed at yesterday’s Angelus that Our Lady would “accompany the journey of Madagascar in peace and hope”. The Eritrean government has reportedly seized Catholic schools. The Archbishop of Madrid has refused permission for Franco to be reburied in the crypt of Almudena Cathedral (Spanish report). John Allen says the University of Notre Dame

Up to a million people attend papal Mass in Madagascar

September 08, 2019

God’s plan for humanity involves community, mutual support, sharing and caring for each other and for the earth, Pope Francis has said. “As we look around us, how many men and women, young people and children are suffering and in utter need. This is not part of God’s plan,” he said on September 8, celebrating

Change the world, don’t just gripe about it, Pope tells young people

September 08, 2019

Following Jesus means growing in friendship with him and with one’s brothers and sisters, never being content with the way things are, but not just griping about them either, Pope Francis has told young people. Jesus calls his disciples “to be on the move, acting, committed, certain that the Lord is supporting and accompanying them,”