Forbes, by Ben Ratner: Earlier this month, more than 30 oil and gas CEOs and investors captured headlines by meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican on climate change, then releasing a statement supporting carbon pricing. What is clear from…

CNA, by Courtney Grogan: Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Pope Francis at the Vatican July 4 for a 55-minute private discussion. Pope Francis and Putin discussed current affairs in Syria, Ukraine, and Venezuela, as well as environmental issues and…

KTF News – Pope Francis Visits Morocco, Emphasizes PeaceWatch this video on YouTube Image: Pixabay.com Transcript of this video Source References Pope Francis Celebrates Mass in Morocco, Marking 1st Papal Mass Since St. John Paul II’s in 1985

Catholic News Agency, by Courtney Grogan: Pope Francis called on nations to work toward a global common good Thursday, particularly in confronting climate change, human trafficking and nuclear threats. “In the current situation of globalization not only of the economy…

AP: by NICOLE WINFIELD: Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-up by their superiors to church authorities, in an important new effort to hold…

Courtney Grogan at CNA: Pope Francis Friday offered a critique of capitalism’s impact on the environment, calling for a response that hears “the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor.” “The precarious condition of our common home…

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ZENIT: Pope Francis [celebrated] Mass for Morocco’s small minority of Catholics. He did so during his second day in Morocco, during his 28th Apostolic Visit, 42nd country visited, and third travel to Africa. The Holy Father’s Mass marks the first…

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The Atlantic: …A conference on “global fraternity” has featured rabbis, imams, swamis, cardinals, and obscure religious officiaries whose titles I had never heard before. …The assembled clerics, seemingly one of every type, were a sort of warm-up crew for the…