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'Selma' prompts painful memories for Sister who marched

Sr Barbara Moore experienced Selma first-hand a half century ago, so when she sat down to watch ...

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Great expectations: Francis' ecological encyclical?

The Pope's upcoming encyclical on the environment is anticipated with excitement by climate ...

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Call for an end to the Schism

Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, leaders of the millennium-long separated Roman ...

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A prayer encounter for peace in Israel-Palestine

In May, 2014, Francis went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He prayed at the Israeli security ...

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Evangelii Gaudium: A challenging manifesto

In November, 2013, Francis issued his first Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, The ...

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The Pope's embrace

When Francis reached out into the St Peter's Square crowd to embrace Vinicio Riva, who has ...

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Search for a new balance: Interview with a Jesuit Pope

"We cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and contraception," Francis ...

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Plane talk: 'Who am I to judge?'

Pope Francis surprised many and set the tone for his Papacy with the first of his press ...

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Back to the ends of the earth: The Pope goes to Rio

Three million people attended the Pope's final Mass for World Youth Day 2013, on Copacabana ...

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The new Pontiff reaches out across oceans of indifference

In July, 2013, Pope Francis made his first Papal trip out of Rome, choosing Lampedusa, the ...

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The day the Pope went to prison

On Maundy Thursday, 2013, Pope Francis continued the Papal tradition of humbling himself by ...

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The world's parish priest makes his mark

Francis burst on to the stage in March, 2013. With an easy charm, and an agenda focussed on the ...

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Maradiaga on Curia reform progress

In December, 2014, Vatican Insider published this interview with Cardinal Oscar Andrés ...

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The 'Francis Effect' ripples through the Curia

CNA's Vatican observer Andrea Gagliarducci wrote in October, 2014 that the latest round of ...

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Facing the sex abuse shame

In March, 2014, the Pontiff appointed a victim of sexual abuse and a senior cardinal known for ...

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Pope picks Australian to fix finances

In early 2014, Francis launched a major restructuring of the Vatican City State's financial ...

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Drafting a new Apostolic Constitution

In September, 2014, the so-called C9 group of advisors held its sixth meeting with Pope Francis ...

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Broadening the pool: Francis' pick of cardinals

When Pope Francis made his first selection of cardinals, the choice of men from Africa, ...

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Pope's Christmas call for professionalism, holiness

In December, 2013, the Pope exchanged Christmas greetings with the Roman Curia. In his first ...

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The Pope's advisory council

In September, 2013, Francis made his international advisory panel on Church governance ...

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