Pope Francis has donated 500,000 dollars to assist migrants in Mexico. The funds, from the Peter’s Pence collections, will be distributed among 27 projects promoted by sixteen Mexican dioceses and religious congregations, which requested assistance in continuing to provide food, lodging, and basic necessities to the migrants. US border closed According to a statement from Peter’s Pence,…
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POPE CALLS FOR WORLD LOVE
* Pope delivers Christmas message in St Peter’s Square * Security tight after a man threatened to bomb churches * Francis urges people to respect those with different views * Calls for reconciliation in the Middle East, other war zones By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, Dec 25 (Reuters) – Pope Francis, in his Christmas message…
Pope Decries ‘Persecution’ of Catholic Church Through Accusations
By Francis X. Rocca ROME—Pope Francis told a gathering of bishops from around the world that the Catholic Church is being persecuted through accusations—an apparent allusion to clerical sex-abuse scandals that have undermined the credibility of the papacy and church hierarchy over the course of this year. Addressing the closing session of a synod of…
