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Go out now, share the Gospel, get messy, pope tells Quebec bishops
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- May 12, 2017
“You’ve got to go, and it’s going to be messy,” this is the message Pope Francis gave to Canadian bishops visiting the Vatican for the “ad limina” visits. The bishops discussed several issues with the pope, from secularization to the role of women in the Church.
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Quebec bishops offer prayers, encouragement for flood victims
- Catholic News Service, Global Church
- May 10, 2017
During their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican, Quebec bishops did not forget to pray for those at home affected by heavy floods in their Canadian province. The bishops expressed their solidarity, established a disaster relief fund, and asked Pope Francis to pray for them.
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Peru’s March for Life transforms into aid for flood victims
- Catholic News Agency, Global Church
- March 29, 2017
After heavy rains in Peru have led to devastating flooding and mudslides, volunteers for the March for Life rolled up their sleeves and administered to the numerous people who have lost their homes and livelihood.
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Deluges in Peru trigger flash floods, landslides; at least 85 dead
- Catholic News Service, Global Church, Uncategorised
- March 25, 2017
Unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean off Peru is causing heavy rains on the usually arid coast, swamping cities that have poor drainage and destroying wood or mud-brick houses not built to withstand a downpour. Catholic organizations are leading the way in providing humanitarian help.
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Pope prays for Peru, hails beatification of anti-Nazi hero
- Vatican
- March 19, 2017
In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis prayed for Peruvians afflicted by devastating floods that have struck the Latin American country, and also remembered an Italian layman beatified on Saturday who refused to swear loyalty to Adolph Hitler.
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