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Day: September 19, 2014

Pope Francis meets Armenian president

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at the Vatican on Friday. According to a statement from the Secretariat of State, the two men expressed satisfaction for the development and strengthening of bilateral relations, highlighting the special role of Christianity in the history and life of Armenian society. The statement reads that with…
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Pope Francis meets Armenian president

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at the Vatican on Friday. According to a statement from the Secretariat of State, the two men expressed satisfaction for the development and strengthening of bilateral relations, highlighting the special role of Christianity in the history and life of Armenian society. The statement reads that with…
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Pope at Mass: resurrection completes Christian identity

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence on Friday morning. In remarks to the gathered faithful following the readings of the day, the Holy Father focused on the Resurrection as the seal of Christian identity. Drawing on the words of St Paul the Apostle from his Letter to…
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Pope Francis visits St Mary Major

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis paid a private visit to the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Thursday afternoon, to pray for the success of his upcoming voyage to Albania. A brief statement from the Director of the Press Office of the Holy See, Fr. Federico Lombardi SJ, says that the Holy Father made the trip…
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Pope: Economy and social order must serve human person

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a message – through his Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin – to the II Catholic Social Days for Europe, currently underway in Madrid. The message states that “one of the great challenges for the Church in Europe is to find effective ways to bring the light of the…
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