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Time will tell if Pope Francis’ visit has truly changed America

Sep 29, 2015

ROME — By any reasonable standard, the keenly awaited Sept. 22-27 visit of Pope Francis to the United States, his first outing to the country in his entire life, has to be judged a massive short-term triumph. The pope wowed crowds everywhere he went, whether it was leading the “Mass

By John L. Allen Jr.

Francis moves from solemn to spontaneous

Sep 25, 2015

Pope Francis was able to shed a bit of the formality that has marked his US trip so far, meeting with the families of 9/11 victims before an interreligious service at Ground Zero, then smiling and joking with immigrant schoolchildren at a Catholic school in East Harlem. During the almost

By Inés San Martín

Pope Francis pleads with nations to act now on climate change

Sep 25, 2015

NEW YORK — Pope Francis brought his campaign for action on climate change to the United Nations Friday, proclaiming the existence of a “right of the environment” and pleading with countries to stop abusing it. In remarks to the largest gathering of world leaders in UN history — close to

By Michael O'Loughlin

Francis again praises priests and nuns for their faithful service
- Sep 24, 2015
NEW YORK — Despite criticism from victims of clergy sexual abuse of Pope Francis’ comments to bishops Wednesday that seemed to some to place the pain of clergy above the suffering of victims, Pope Francis reiterated his support for clergy Thursday evening in New York during an address to priests

By Michael O'Loughlin
Pope Francis’ remarks during Vespers service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
- Sep 24, 2015
“There is a cause for rejoicing here,” although “you may for a time have to suffer the distress of many trials” (1 Pet 1:6). These words of the Apostle remind us of something essential. Our vocation is to be lived in joy. This beautiful Cathedral of Saint Patrick, built up

By Crux Staff
From Lincoln lectern to traffic, knotty US logistics for Pope Francis
- Sep 21, 2015
In New York, Roman Catholic officials have walked Pope Francis’ expected path through the National September 11 Memorial and timed it at five to seven minutes. In Washington, studios for television news anchors are being erected on the roofs of the Catholic University of America. In a quiet corner of

By nyt