Building bridges, the Pope Francis way

Marie-Madeleine Kenning, who has frequently visited Cambodia as part of the Diocese of East Anglia’s Building Bridges scheme, reflects on Pope Francis’ latest encyclical letter, Fratelli Tutti. When I started reading Fratelli Tutti, the papal encyclical published this autumn, I did not expect to find in the very first paragraph a reference to Francis of Assisi that... Read More

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December 18, 2020

Pope again calls for diverting funds from weapons to fighting hunger

Appealing for a worldwide commitment to initiating a “culture of care” for one another and for the environment, Pope Francis again called on nations to divert money from their military budgets to create a global fund to end hunger and promote development in the world’s poorest nations. “How many resources are spent on weaponry, especially... Read More

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November 19, 2020

US bishops urge Trump, Barr to stop upcoming federal executions

In response to the upcoming federal execution of Orlando Hall today (19th November), and two more federal executions scheduled to take place in December, two US bishops’ committee chairmen called on the Government to end this practice. “We ask President (Donald) Trump and Attorney General (William) Barr, as an act of witness to the dignity... Read More

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November 18, 2020

EU Bishops call for solidarity and hope on path towards better future

The Bishops’ Conferences of Europe have addressed a message of hope and a call to solidarity to European Institutions and Member states amid the health crisis that has overwhelmed the world these past months. In a message released on Wednesday 18th November under their umbrella body, COMECE, they reiterated their commitment to the construction of Europe... Read More

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November 16, 2020

At Jesuit agency event, Biden announces he will dramatically raise refugee cap

Weeks after the administration of President Donald Trump announced it was dropping to a historic low the cap on the maximum number of displaced people the US decides to resettle in a federal fiscal year, President-elect Joe Biden said he would be heading in a dramatically different direction. Addressing those gathered for a virtual event... Read More

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October 19, 2020

Pope to participate in international Prayer Meeting for Peace

On Tuesday (20th October), Pope Francis will participate in an international Prayer for Peace initiative entitled No One Is Saved Alone – Peace and Fraternity. Promoted by the Rome-based Community of Saint Egidio, the Prayer meeting is an ecumenical event and will see the participation of representatives of many Christian denominations in the Basilica of... Read More

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October 8, 2020

SVP president welcomes the power and passion of Fratelli Tutti

Pope Francis’s latest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, has been welcomed by leading Catholic charity the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP), which describes the document as “a powerful and passionate declaration to all Christians that they should work in solidarity for the benefit of those in need”. The encyclical, which provides the latest contribution in the long... Read More

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Fratelli Tutti, Helen O’Shea, SVP

October 7, 2020

Catholic activists applaud encyclical’s stance against death penalty

Pope Francis tackled several issues in his new encyclical, but the section devoted to ending capital punishment was particularly cheered by US Catholics who oppose the death penalty. The pope reiterated how St John Paul II had described the death penalty as ‘inadequate from a moral standpoint and no longer necessary from that of penal justice’, but then went further by... Read More

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October 7, 2020

Catholics credit pope for encyclical’s call to uphold human dignity

Pope Francis’ new social encyclical offers a vision for the world of dignity for every person around the world and promotes a call to “build a new culture of fraternity and dialogue”, said the president of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference. The document, Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship, which the pope signed on 3rd October, “is... Read More

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October 5, 2020

Pope Francis signs new encyclical Fratelli Tutti in Assisi

Bringing the Vatican official in charge of translations with him, Pope Francis signed his new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship, at the tomb of St Francis of Assisi, source of the document’s title and inspiration. After celebrating Mass at St Francis’ tomb on 3rd October, the eve of the saint’s feast day, the pope called up... Read More

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