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Follow St. Joseph’s example, Pope Francis tells priests

March 19, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

St. Joseph and the Christ Child, by Guido Reni / Public domain

Vatican City, Mar 19, 2022 / 08:45 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has written a letter urging a congregation of priests to follow St. Joseph’s example by living out the high calling of spir… […]

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Pope Francis: ‘Let us ask ourselves if, in our hearts, we love the Church’

February 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 7

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Feb. 16, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Feb 16, 2022 / 03:35 am (CNA).
Pope Francis encouraged Catholics on Wednesday to love the Church, recognizing the “goodness and hol… […]

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Pope Francis: The dying need palliative care, not euthanasia or assisted suicide

February 9, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Feb. 9, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Feb 9, 2022 / 03:50 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that the dying need palliative care, not euthanasia or assisted suicide… […]

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Pope Francis to parents: Never condemn a child

January 26, 2022 Catholic News Agency 5

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Jan. 26, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Jan 26, 2022 / 03:35 am (CNA).
Pope Francis urged parents on Wednesday never to condemn their children.At his Jan. 26 general audie… […]

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Pope Francis: ‘God is not afraid of our sins’

January 19, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Jan. 19, 2021. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Vatican City, Jan 19, 2022 / 05:10 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has encouraged people to encounter God’s mercy in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, … […]

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Pope Francis: There is an urgent need for ‘spiritual fatherhood’ today

January 13, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on May 1, 2020, the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Jan 13, 2022 / 07:35 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has said in a new interview that there is a great … […]

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Pope Francis prays for workers ‘crushed by an unbearable burden’ in COVID-19 recession

January 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Jan. 12, 2021. / Screenshot from Vatican News YouTube channel.

Vatican City, Jan 12, 2022 / 02:55 am (CNA).
Pope Francis prayed on Wednesday for workers “crushed by an unbearabl… […]

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Pope Francis: Society loses when ‘dogs and cats take the place of children’

January 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 5

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Jan. 5, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Jan 5, 2022 / 04:20 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that it is a civilizational loss when dogs and cats replace children in… […]

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Pope Francis: Ask for St. Joseph’s courage to trust in God’s plan

December 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis gives his general audience address Dec. 29, 2021. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Vatican City, Dec 29, 2021 / 03:35 am (CNA).
St. Joseph, who protected his family from the persecution of King Herod, teaches us how to respond to our difficulti… […]

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Pope Francis: Learn from St. Joseph to cultivate silence

December 15, 2021 Catholic News Agency 5

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Dec. 15, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Dec 15, 2021 / 03:35 am (CNA).
Pope Francis invited Catholics on Wednesday to learn from St. Joseph how to cultivate silence in the… […]

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