After a half-hour private meeting in the library of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis gave the prime minister of Ukraine a bronze plaque featuring a bird and a flower alongside the inscription, “Peace is a fragile flower.”
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Senior Residence to Boost Affordable Green Housing
The Livonia C3 Senior Residence plans to offer 142 affordable rental apartments for seniors and formerly homeless adults in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood.
Pope Decides Women Will Be Voting Members of Synod of Bishops
At least three dozen women will be voting members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October, Pope Francis has decided.
Pope Appeals For End to Violence in Sudan
Pope Francis has appealed for an end to violence in Sudan and a return to dialogue.
Pope Francis Says He Plans to Visit Argentina Next Year
An Argentine journalist who recently met with Pope Francis has said the pope plans to return to his native country next year, and that the pontiff again came to the defense of his predecessor, St. John Paul II, in light of recent allegations from a former Italian mobster.
People In Poverty, Environment Face Toxic Realities That Demand United Action, Says Villanova Panel
Perhaps the strongest message to emerge from Villanova University’s April 18 Second Annual Anti-Poverty Symposium — “Unitas in Action: Fighting Poverty and Living Sustainably” — is that the intersection between poverty and environmental destruction is no coincidence. In the global chain of pollution and profit, poor communities are almost always adversely and disproportionately impacted.
Pope Calls for End to Culture of Waste, Indifference
The world needs new economic models that respect human dignity and protect creation, Pope Francis told an interfaith delegation from England.
Suffering is a Reality to Explore, Not Ignore, Pope Says
Suffering and death are human realities that raise questions people need to ask themselves, Pope Francis said.
Vatican Sends Relic of True Cross to Britain’s King Charles
As Britain’s King Charles III walks into Westminster Abbey for his coronation, he will walk behind a processional cross containing a relic of Christ’s cross given to the king by Pope Francis.
Pope Asks Mentally Disabled, Caretakers To Be Missionaries of God’s Love
Everyone has gifts and talents that can be a public witness to God’s love and mercy, Pope Francis told a group of people with intellectual disabilities and their teachers.
