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Sep 23 2015
News
How Right-Wing Media Are Welcoming Pope Francis To America
How Right-Wing Media Are Welcoming Pope Francis To America
Media MattersSep 25 2015
News
5 amazing ways Pope Francis made Republicans squirm yesterday
In his speech to Congress the pope made one thing very clear Republicans aren't acting very Christian.
SalonSep 21 2015
Opinion
OPINION: Pope Francis faces criticism from left, right
As he visits the U.S. for the first time, the Pope's approval ratings, according to Gallup, have taken a tumble.
Guest WriterSep 23 2015
News
Iran, Gay Rights Shadow Pope's Historic US Tour
Pope Francis began his historic U.S. trip this week, with thousands turning out to see him in the nation's capital. Upon his arrival Tuesday, he was greeted by the first family and then taken to the Vatican embassy.
CBNSep 24 2015
News
Pope Francis calls for response of 'hope and healing' in address to Congress
Pope Francis, in the first-ever papal address to a Joint Meeting of Congress, delivered a simple but passionate plea for humanity -- urging lawmakers to protect "every human life" and calling for a united response of "hope and healing, of peace and justice" for a world racked by violence and unrest.
Fox News (Online News)Sep 24 2015
News
Pope Francis Challenges Congress to Heal World’s ‘Open Wounds’
Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics, challenged Congress and by extension the mightiest nation in history on Thursday to break out of its cycle of polarization and paralysis to finally use its power to heal the “open wounds” of a planet torn by hatred, greed, poverty and pollution.
New York Times (News)Sep 27 2015
News
Politics and Philosophy Clash Where the Pope Urges an Embrace of Refugees
Pope Francis challenged Americans last week to accept “the stranger in our midst” and reject a “mind-set of hostility” toward newcomers. But his invocation of the millions of Syrian and other Middle East refugees, a relatively small number of whom have been resettled in the United States, has been met with indifference or resistance by many in the 2016 presidential field.
Some leading
New York Times (News)Sep 03 2015
News
Poll: Pope gets high marks ahead of U.S. visit
Ahead of Pope Francis' visit to the United States later this month, approximately two in three Americans — 66 percent — say they have a very favorable or favorable view of him, according to the results of a new Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. The Catholic Church, a plurality of Americans say, is moving in the right direction, and the church's leadership is "in touch" with the
PoliticoDec 17 2019
News
Pope ends 'secrecy' rule on child sexual abuse in Catholic church
Pope Francis has announced sweeping changes to the way the Roman Catholic church deals with cases of sexual abuse of children, abolishing the rule of pontifical secrecy that previously covered them.
Two documents issued by the pope back practices that have been in place in some countries, particularly the US, such as reporting suspicion of sexual abuse to civil authorities where
The GuardianDec 25 2019
News
In Christmas Day Message, Pope Francis Shines Light On Migrant Suffering
In his annual Christmas Day address, Pope Francis offered a message of hope and a call for kindness to migrants around the world.
"May the Son of God, come down to earth from heaven, protect and sustain all those who, due to these and other injustices, are forced to emigrate in the hope of a secure life," the pontiff said from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.
"It is injustice
NPR (Online News)