nbsp In a July 26 letter nbsp to Secretary of State John Kerry 30 Jewish Christian and Muslim religious leaders including three Catholic bishops voiced ldquo strong support for his determined initiative for Israeli-Palestinian peace rdquo In letters to the leadership of the Senate Foreign Re
nbsp Pope Francis has been the focus of much commentary for his Franciscan spirit his simplicity love of the poor and concern for nature There is also much in our new pope rsquo s style that demonstrates his Jesuit spirituality above all his freedom with respect to the traditional trappings of
Msgr Francis A Chullikatt Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN tells Security Council on the Middle East quot there can be no military solution to the Syrian conflict quot In the midst of a three-day rainstorm Pope Francis says he has come to quot knock on the door of Mary quot dur
nbsp Today Pope Francis met with poor persons living in the Varginha favela slum in Rio de Janeiro nbsp Here was his moving message to them which praised those who work for quot social justice quot and quot solidarity quot and decried quot economic inequalities quot nbsp The Pope said
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia says the quot right wing of the church generally have not been really happy quot nbsp with Pope Francis Though I think it 39 s safe to say they are more enthusiastic about Pope Frank the folks are Jesuit Refugee Services are less happy with the Austral