Yesterday's visit to a slum in Rio de Janiero where Pope Francis kissed more than 138 babie and spent time praying with a poor family in their home is being hailed as one of the most touching papal "walkabouts" in history.
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Pope Francis is a hit! In spite of an almost constant rain, the pope's humble simplicity and heartfelt warmth has been wowing everyone at World Youth Day from the young people traveled from around the world to see him, to state dignitaries and the general population.
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The Vatican is affirming that Pope Francis, known as Papa Francesco in Rio de Janiero, is enjoying himself in Brazil in spite of a few close calls with crowds and protestors.
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Pope Francis landed twenty minute ahead of schedule in Rio de Janiero yesterday and humbly asked the people of Brazil for their permission to spend the week in their company.
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With the humble simplicity for which he is now known, Pope Francis was seen standing in line with other passengers and carrying his own bags just before departing Fiumicino Airport in Rome today for the 12 hour flight to Brazil.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
It's been only five months since his election, but Pope Francis is already leaving his mark on both the Vatican and the world, inspiring many to eschew the unnecessary frills of life in order to take better care of the poorest among us.
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On Friday, July 5, Pope Francis published his first encyclical,
Lumen Fidei (
Light of Faith), a document that was begun by Pope Benedict XVI during his pontificate.
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Pope Francis gave the world yet another glimpse into the profound charity of his Franciscan namesake when he gave a teen with Down Syndrome a ride on his Popemobile.
The Associated Press is reporting that 17 year-old Alberto di Tullio from Boiano, Italy got the ride of his life when Pope Francis spotted him in the crowd in St. Peter's Square yesterday.
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As the G8 Summit gets underway in Ireland this week, Pope Francis put out a call to world leaders to remember that “the goal of economics and politics is to serve humanity, beginning with the poorest and most vulnerable wherever they may be, even in their mothers' wombs.”
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At a time when Americans are reeling from a succession of scandals involving the abuse of power by government officials, Pope Francis' homily could not have been more appropriate as he warns Christians not to use "socially mannered language" which is prone to hypocrisy, but to speak the truth with the transparency of a child.
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On Friday, July 5, Pope Francis published his first encyclical, Lumen Fidei (Light of Faith), a document that was begun by Pope Benedict XVI during his pontificate.
