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02 Oct 2016 – BAKU, Azerbaijan (CNS) — Catholics cannot “economize” when it comes to spending time in prayer with God and in service to other people, Pope Francis told members of Azerbaijan’s tiny Catholic community. Read more...
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01 Oct 2016 – TBILISI, Georgia (CNS) — Paying honor to the steadfast faith of Orthodox Christians in Georgia, Pope Francis nevertheless urged them to draw closer to other Christians and work together to share the Gospel. Read more...
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30 Sep 2016 – TBILISI, Georgia (CNS) — At a brief prayer service with Chaldean Catholics in Georgia, Pope Francis pleaded with God to grant peace to persecuted Christians and the victims of war, especially in Syria and Iraq. Read more...
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29 Sep 2016 – NASHVILLE, Ind. (CNS) — The smiles spread spontaneously, creating the kind of infectious joy that immediately connects people, no matter their backgrounds or faiths. Read more...
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28 Sep 2016 – VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As a brief cease-fire agreement failed and Syrian government forces returned to bombing Aleppo and fighting rebels in the city streets, Pope Francis made a forceful appeal for assistance for the thousands of innocent civilians trapped in the besieged city. Read more...
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28 Sep 2016 – JERUSALEM (CNS) — One of the last ceremonies in which former Israeli President Shimon Peres participated as a public figure took place in the Vatican Gardens in June 2014, the last month of his presidency. Read more...
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26 Sep 2016 – SILVER SPRING, Md. (CNS) — The dwindling presence of Christians in the Middle East amounts to “memoricide,” according to Elizabeth Prodromou, a senior fellow in national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress. Read more...
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23 Sep 2016 – VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics and Orthodox need to explore ways authority can be understood and exercised so that is not an obstacle to unity, a group of top-level theologians said. Read more...
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