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Pope Francis explains why he skipped Fatima prayer for peace

August 6, 2023 Catholic News Agency 30

Pope Francis addresses reporters on Aug. 6, 2023 aboard the papal flight on his return to Rome from his five-day trip to Portugal and World Youth Day. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Aug 6, 2023 / 16:15 pm (CNA).
On his return flight from Wo… […]

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Pope Francis: ‘The West has taken the wrong paths’

September 15, 2022 Catholic News Agency 5

Discussing on the flight from Kazakhstan to Italy on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, the moral degradation of the West, particularly in relation to the advance of legal euthanasia, Pope Francis said the region has taken the wrong path, and that killin… […]

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