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Pope says he is ‘scandalized’ by anti-migrant rhetoric
- Dec 6, 2019
Pope Francis told Jesuits in Thailand he was “scandalized” by some of the anti-migrant rhetoric he hears in Europe, and he is convinced people are being manipulated into thinking the only way they can preserve their lifestyles is by building walls.

By Cindy Wooden
Pope says financial reforms are working, wants anti-nuke stance in catechism
- Nov 26, 2019
Pope Francis said Tuesday that the latest round of financial scandal at the Vatican is actually a success story, because the situation was revealed thanks to an internal Vatican probe, which he said demonstrates that new controls are working.

By Inés San Martín
Pope visits Jesuit Japan community that could have been his
- Nov 26, 2019
Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Japan in a very personal way Tuesday, spending the morning with his Jesuit confreres in the community that would have been his own had his dream to be a missionary come true.

By Nicole Winfield and Mari Yamaguchi

Pope says parents cried over atom bombings
- Nov 25, 2019
Pope Francis has told Japanese Emperor Naruhito that he remembers seeing his parents cry over the news of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 74 years ago.

By Associated Press
Powerful nations protect all life, pope says in Japan
- Nov 25, 2019
Beauty, creation and each human life are gifts of God to be treasured and shared, not enslaved to current societal ideas of what is valuable, perfect or productive, Pope Francis said at a Mass in the famous Tokyo Dome.

By Cindy Wooden
Japanese boxer formerly on death row attends pope’s Mass
- Nov 25, 2019
A former Japanese professional boxer who spent 48 years in prison for murders he says he did not commit was among some 50,000 people greeting Pope Francis as he entered Tokyo Dome stadium to celebrate Mass on Monday.

By Yuri Kageyama

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Pope says he is ‘scandalized’ by anti-migrant rhetoric
- Dec 6, 2019

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