Pope Francis

Working together for world peace

February 3, 2021

Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ has welcomed the first International Day of Human Fraternity and says we are all called to respond to global injustice

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Pope Video: At the service of human fraternity

January 5, 2021

Pope Francis' first intention for 2021 is for people of different religions, cultures, traditions and beliefs to return to the essential: love of neighbour

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Offering hope in dark times

December 21, 2020

Reform in the Catholic Church is the theme of Dr Gerry O'Hanlon SJ's latest article. There are difficulties to be faced but he is still hopeful

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Artificial intelligence at service of humankind

November 10, 2020

In the Pope Video for November, Francis invites us to pray that the progress of robotics and artificial intelligence may always serve humankind

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A view from Rome

October 27, 2020

Pope Francis hit the headlines for endorsing civil unions for same-sex partnerships. Gerry Whelan SJ in Rome gives the background to this and other recent Vatican stories

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The challenges of ‘Fratelli Tutti’

October 22, 2020

Irish Jesuit theologian Gerry O'Hanlon discusses the significance of Pope Francis' latest encyclical in which the Pope gives his unique take on 'the signs of the times'

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Women in Church leadership roles

October 13, 2020

In the Pope Video for October, Francis calls for lay women to take on greater leadership roles in the Church

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‘Forced like Jesus Christ to flee’

September 24, 2020

The theme which Pope Francis has chosen for this year's World Day of Migrants and Refugees, on Sunday 27 September, is 'Forced like Jesus Christ to flee'

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Respect for the planet’s resources

September 8, 2020

In the Pope Video for September, Francis calls upon us all to take care of the planet’s resources responsibly, and to share them fairly and respectfully

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The maritime world

August 5, 2020

In the Pope Video for August, Pope Francis focuses on sailors, fishermen and their families, whose lives are afflicted with many difficulties and challenges.

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