Francis spoke during a news conference en route to Rome after meeting Sunday with survivors of sexual abuse.
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Analysis: In U.S. visit, pope was caring but cautious
Even as he delivered moving messages of humanity, Pope Francis avoided engaging in America’s polarizing culture wars.
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Pope meets with family who drove 13,000 miles to see him
The family makes the trip over 194 days from Argentina to Philadelphia in an old Volkswagen van.
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Pope Francis joins hundreds of thousands for Mass
Pope Francis meets victims of the church sex abuse scandal and offering words of hope to jail inmates before Mass.
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Pilgrims converge on Philadelphia to see Pope Francis
PHILADELPHIA — Hundreds of thousands of Roman Catholics are making the pilgrimage to Philadelphia to see Pope Francis on the last leg of his first visit to the United States, where they hoped to catch a glimpse of the popular pontiff at some point during his packed schedule – or even receive a blessing or […]
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At Philadelphia airport, pope kisses head of disabled boy
Francis orders his car to stop and walks over to the 10-year-old who has cerebral palsy.
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Pope visits Philadelphia, extols America’s founding ideals
Pope Francis extended a warm and affectionate welcome to recent immigrants and extolled America’s founding ideals of liberty and equality Saturday.
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Notes from Pope Francis’ visit to New York
Five-year-old’s meeting with pope was planned WASHINGTON — Sophie Cruz’s encounter with the pope during a parade in Washington this week looked to be one of those spontaneous, once-in-a-lifetime-moments Francis has become known for. But for 5-year-old Sophie, the chance to wrap her arm around the pope’s neck as he offered a hug, kiss and […]
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Pope Francis brings ‘a cool, refreshing peace’ to crowd of 80,000 in New York
After a parade through Central Park, close to 18,000 people attend the pope’s evening Mass at Madison Square Garden. As many as a million are expected for a Mass on Sunday.
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Philly seminary puts pope-inspired beer on tap for Francis’ stay
The brewery jokingly says Holy Wooder ‘guarantees to cleanse your soul and set you on the path to righteousness.’