Ex-Vatican diplomat: U.S., North Korea must return to negotiating table

The United States and North Korea must return to the negotiating table and focus on improving the quality of life of their people rather than on the might of their advanced weaponry, according to Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, former Vatican representative to U.N. agencies in Geneva.
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Pope says he’s saddened by ‘perfect’ Catholics who despise others

God did not choose perfect people to form his church, but rather sinners who have experienced his love and forgiveness, Pope Francis said.
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Head of Knights of Malta relief efforts says sea rescue is a ‘mission’

While European leaders continue to debate how to handle the influx of migrants, the head of the Order of Malta's Italian relief corps said that search and rescue operations are a human obligation.
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Pope: True Christians are guided by God, not horoscopes, crystal balls

The Christian life is a path along which men and women are called to be led by God rather than turning to psychics and horoscopes in the hopes of knowing what lies ahead, Pope Francis said.
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Pope: Don’t pretend to be teens; help youths see blessings of adulthood

Instead of "pretending to be adolescents," parents must help young people see the blessing of growing into adulthood, Pope Francis told priests, religious, catechists and parish council members from the Diocese of Rome.
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Returning from Fatima, pope says he has doubts about Medjugorje

While the investigations into the very first alleged apparitions at Medjugorje must continue, Pope Francis said he has doubts about claims that Mary continues to appear in the village of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Fatima seers become church’s youngest non-martyred saints

Standing before the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Pope Francis canonized two shepherd children who saw Mary at Fatima, but more importantly, he said, they heeded the call to pray for sinners and trust in the Lord.
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Vatican conference unites science and religion’s search for truth

Science and religion are not at odds but are united in the continuing search for truth in unlocking the mysteries of the cosmos.
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Pope horrified by ‘unacceptable massacre’ in Syria

Pope Francis strongly condemned a shocking chemical attack in Syria that left some 70 people, including at least 10 children, dead.
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Remember shattered walls of past divisions, pope tells EU leaders

Pope Francis welcomed the 27 European heads of state to the Vatican to commemorate the signing of the Treaties of Rome.
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Priests and marriage: Pope’s response not so new after all

Pope Francis’ recent comments on the subject of married priests fall clearly in line with the thinking of his predecessors.
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Pope approves provisions to recognize marriages of SSPX faithful

Pope Francis has made it possible for bishops to ensure the validity of marriages celebrated in the traditionalist communities.
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