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Pope: Post-pandemic world must not return to selfish 'normality'

In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, the world must aspire to be better and not return to its previous "sickened" normality of injustice, inequality and environmental degradation, Pope Francis said.
Conversion is a daily battle fueled by grace, Pope says

Conversion is an ongoing process that relies on God's endless patience and grace, Pope Francis said.
True change requires input of everyone, not just the powerful, Pope says

The world will not overcome the current crisis if only big businesses, financial institutions and the powerful have a voice, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Church becomes sick when not proclaiming Gospel

If the Church fails to go out and proclaim the Gospel to those who are lost or forgotten, it risks falling ill to the evil that is committed by its own members, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Christian communicators can bring hope to world in crisis

It is important to have Christian media that provide quality coverage of the life of the Church and that are capable of forming people's consciences, Pope Francis said.
Creation must be protected, not exploited, Pope says at audience

Human beings must change their relationship with nature and view it not as an ...
Peacemaking needs interdisciplinary skill in light of Gospel, Pope says

With so much conflict, violence and war, the world needs people who are specially prepared to bring Gospel values to social, political and economic situations, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Protests must be nonviolent; governments must respect rights

Expressing his concern about demonstrations taking place in many countries around the world, Pope Francis appealed for nonviolence, dialogue and the guarantee of civil rights.
Pope prays for young people as school year begins amid pandemic

In a letter to people participating in a virtual Marian pilgrimage, Pope Francis offered words of encouragement to families struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pope: Swat the fly of resentment; use the ointment of forgiveness

If people took seriously the Gospel call to forgive one another, the world would be a much better place, Pope Francis said.
Compassion for earth is vaccine against epidemic of indifference, Pope says

Contemplation and compassion are the necessary components of an integral ecology that ensures both the care of the environment and the common good, Pope Francis said.
Lack of money shouldn't impede health care, Pope says

Pope Francis said that when it comes to treating patients, especially women, doctors and medical institutions should place their care above financial gain.
Pope: World cannot remain indifferent to migration crisis

European countries can turn the migration crisis into a "window" of opportunity, dialogue and encounter between migrants and their citizens, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Common good, not greed, must motivate search for vaccine

The common good – and not political or economic gain – should be at the heart of the race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Young people have lessons to teach the Church

Young Catholics are giving the Church a valuable lesson in the real meaning of "synodality," Pope Francis says.
Pope: Gossip is tool of the devil to divide the Church

Gossip is "a plague worse than COVID," Pope Francis said, asserting that while speaking ill of others comes almost naturally, it is a tool of the devil to divide the Church.
Pope: Economy must place people above 'idols of finance'

As many people around the world face economic uncertainty due to the pandemic, a paradigm shift is needed that places the good of the many over the benefit of the few, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Lack of respect for life, for nature have same root

A lack of respect for human life from conception to natural death and a lack of respect for the environment are both signs of a person claiming power over something that is not theirs to control, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Solidarity is the antidote to selfishness, exploitation

The pleasure of seeing other people face to face clearly demonstrates that people are social beings and need one another, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Jubilee for the Earth a time for restoring bond with God, creation

In his message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Sept. 1 and the Season of Creation, which runs through Oct. 4, the Pope said the observance is a time to renew, repair and restore humanity's broken relationship with God and his creation.
Pope: Bear your Cross ‘with faith and responsibility'

The Pope reflected on the day's Gospel reading from St. Matthew, in which Jesus tells his disciples that he will be killed but will rise again on the third day.
With millions deprived of basic needs, Christians must act, Pope says

Christians cannot stand idly by and watch as millions of people are deprived of their basic needs because of others' greed, Pope Francis said.
Charity is path to perfection when done for Jesus, Pope says

The central focus of a Christian's life and all he or she does to help others must be Jesus Christ, Pope Francis said.
Making the poor a priority isn't political, it's the Gospel, Pope says

Church teaching on giving priority to the well-being of the poor and marginalized is not a political or ideological choice; it lies at the very heart of the Gospel, Pope Francis said.
Focus on Christ to discover joy in serving others, Pope tells religious

Men and women religious need to live out their mission serving people by having their gaze fixed on God, not on worldly things, Pope Francis said.

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