PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Pope Francis dove into some of the United States’ thorniest political debates during his historic visit by urging the world’s wealthiest nation to welcome immigrants, to end homelessness and do more to address climate change. Sometimes his political messages were blunt, like when he pleaded before the U.S. Congress for Americans to…
USA – Philadelphia – 27.09.2015 Instituto Correccional “Curran-Fromhold†Visita a los presos Queridos hermanos y hermanas: Gracias por recibirme y darme la oportunidad de estar aquà con ustedes compartiendo este momento. Un momento difÃcil, cargado de tensiones. Un momento que sé es doloroso no solo para ustedes, sino para sus familias y para toda la…
USA – Philadelphia – 27.09.2015 Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility Visit to detainees Dear Brothers and Sisters, Thank you for receiving me and giving me the opportunity to be here with you and to share this time in your lives. It is a difficult time, one full of struggles. I know it is a painful time not…
USA – Philadelphia – 27.09.2015 St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Meeting with Bishops taking part in the World Meeting of Families Dear Brother Bishops, I am happy to be able to share these moments of pastoral reflection with you, amid the joyful celebrations for the World Meeting of Families. For the Church, the family is not…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pope Francis, a day after addressing the United Nations in New York, travels on Saturday to Philadelphia, the birthplace of American independence, to promote the issue of religious freedom on the penultimate day of his first visit to the United States. The 78-year-old Argentine pontiff, due to fly from New York…