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“We must not be taken aback by their numbers, but rather view them as persons, seeing their faces and listening to their stories, trying to respond as best as we can to their situation”, Francis urged.

We must be especially attentive to every type of fundamentalism, whether religious or any other kind.

Birmingham area Catholics are commemorating the Pope’s upcoming visit to Washington D.C., New York, and Philadelphia in a number of ways.

He said immigrants should be responsible citizens and not get discouraged by hardships.

The pope was greeted by roaring crowds before heading to downtown Philadelphia to celebrate Mass and attend the Festival of Families Saturday night, hosted by actor Mark Wahlberg and featuring several entertainers including, comedian Jim Gaffigan, an Elgin native, as well as...

In a historic speech to the U.S. Congress, Pope Francis fundamentally rearranged the political priorities for American Catholics in public life.

So do not be afraid to welcome them. It would be disingenuous of me not only to say that I am in agreement with this assessment of the “politics” of the Pope’s views, but that it pleases me enormously that he is more Left-leaning than Right-leaning. We are asked...

“The Golden Rule also reminds us of our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage of its development”, Francis said in his speech to the Congress.

At the Catholic church’s World Meeting of Families, LGBT Catholic activists and advocates for the church’s traditional teaching on sexuality agree on one thing – the church isn’t always an easy place to have these conversations. That’s because he...

This after making history in Washington.

They note that while the millennium goals were developed by then secretary-general Kofi Annan and his staff, the new goals are the result of years of negotiations by all 193 member states, which means they should all have a stake in their achievement. “We’re not the...

He found a city practically under lockdown, with blocked-off streets and checkpoints manned by police, National Guardsmen and border agents.

The Pope also called for a worldwide end to the death penalty – the U.S. is one of the few countries that still practises it.

At Philadelphia’s Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Pope Francis repeated that question in Spanish – “y tu?”

Francis will spend the last two of his six days in the U.S.in Philadelphia as the star attraction at the World Meeting of Families, a conference for more than 18,000 people from around the world that has been underway as the pope traveled to Washington and New York.