2013-07-27T20:40:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 27, 2013 at 8:40 pm   By

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 27, 2013 / 02:40 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis told an assembly of the Brazilian bishops that the Church must be founded on unity in the abundance of diversity, rather than a narrow uniformity. “The Church in Bra... Read more

2013-07-27T20:07:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 27, 2013 at 8:07 pm   By

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 27, 2013 / 02:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis told Brazil’s bishops that people will be drawn to the Church only through God’s beauty, recounting how God worked simply through three fishermen and a statue of... Read more

2013-07-27T19:01:00+00:00

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 27, 2013 / 01:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The twelve youths chosen to lunch with Pope Francis during World Youth Day said they were still in disbelief, adding that the encounter gave them a greater responsibility to serve the ne... Read more

2013-07-27T18:19:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 27, 2013 at 6:19 pm   By

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 27, 2013 / 12:19 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Our evangelization work must be motivated by a relationship of love with Jesus, an Australian bishop told a group of young English-speaking pilgrims at World Youth Day. “We need ... Read more

2013-07-27T18:07:00+00:00

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 27, 2013 / 12:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis told representatives of Brazil’s leadership this morning that governments should affirm the value of religion in society so that religions can contribute to open dialo... Read more

2013-07-27T16:28:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 27, 2013 at 4:28 pm   By

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 27, 2013 / 10:28 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis on Saturday urged Catholic clergy and consecrated religious to share the Gospel with young people boldly “so that they may encounter Christ” and then form a bett... Read more

2013-07-27T04:12:00+00:00

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 26, 2013 / 10:12 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A major part of World Youth Day, the 2013 Vocations Fair offers young people examples of those who have responded concretely to God's call through lives of prayer, sacraments and wit... Read more

2013-07-27T01:30:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 27, 2013 at 1:30 am   By

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 26, 2013 / 07:30 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Thomson Philip, a young India-born man who lives in New Zealand, can hardly believe he sat next to Pope Francis for lunch during World Youth Day 2013 in Rio de Janeiro. The 27 year-old... Read more

2013-07-27T00:05:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 27, 2013 at 12:05 am   By

Washington D.C., Jul 26, 2013 / 06:05 pm (CNA).- Leaders of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom say that religious liberty is an “essential element” of human dignity and its protection deserves prominence in U.S. foreign ... Read more

2013-07-26T23:21:00+00:00

Last updated on: July 26, 2013 at 11:21 pm   By

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 26, 2013 / 05:21 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Unable to afford transportation, a teenage boy traveled 1,829 miles to Rio de Janeiro by foot, hoping to meet Pope Francis during World Youth Day. Young Facundo spent one month ho... Read more

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