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December 22-29, 2014

Vol. 211 / No. 19

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Cardinal Zen
Signs Of the Times

Citing a lack of funding, the World Food Program announced on Dec. 1 that it was suspending food vouchers for more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees, a move its president called “disastrous for many already suffering families.” • The final report of a Vatican-ordered study of co

REACHING OUT. Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq.
Signs Of the Times
Gerard O’ConnellDecember 11, 2014

Immediately after his election on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis told himself, “Jorge, do not change, continue being yourself because to change at your age would be ridiculous.” He revealed this interesting personal detail in a wide-ranging exclusive multi-part interview with Elisabetta Pi

Vatican Dispatch
Gerard O’ConnellDecember 11, 2014

What an extraordinary year this has been for the Catholic Church under the leadership of Pope Francis, who continues to inspire and reach the hearts of people far beyond its boundaries!In this last Vatican Dispatch of the year, I will briefly review what the Argentine pope has done to change the chu