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Pope Francis talks post-pandemic in interview with Italy’s Tg5

Pope Francis also discussed the increasingly diffuse social tendency to judge persons’ worth on the basis of “productivity” and to discard anyone “unproductive” – especially the sick, the elderly, and the unborn – a tendency he identifies as the chief characteristic of the “throwaway” culture.

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Homily: May Christ enlighten a nation in darkness

“In our desire for mastery over our lives, and the lives of others, we will believe and promote falsehoods; we will deny and suppress the truth to bolster our egos, even when doing so deadens our souls and harms those around us.” – Deacon Fritz Bauerschmidt

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Pope Francis appeals for peace, reconciliation in wake of deadly US riots

“I urge [government] authorities and the entire population to maintain a high sense of responsibility,” Pope Francis said Sunday, “in order to soothe tempers, promote national reconciliation, and protect the democratic values rooted in American society.”

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Pope Francis to Italy’s Tg5: “Shocked” by US Capitol riots

“Even in the most mature realities,” Pope Francis went on to say, “there’s something that isn’t right — something that causes people to take to the streets against the community, against democracy, against the common good.”

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The Roman Elites, and the American

The Roman aristocracy learned by experience that their traditions and institutions were fragile, and depended on the faithful obedience of every citizen. But if a man were willing to use his money and mob violence and military power for his own ends, setting aside the needs of the Republic, then he could indulge dreams and ambitions that were simply beyond the minds of previous generations.

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Mexican bishops call for peace in the US after violence at the Capitol

Bishop Alfonso Miranda Guardiola said that the Mexican bishops “regret the events and the deaths occurred at the United States Capitol,” and added that “democracy and the rule of law need to prevail over the acts of violence.”

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