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Pilgrims wait for Pope Francis to arrive for a meeting with people at the Jorge Basadre Institute in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, Jan. 19. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Politics & SocietyNews
‘Machismo’ culture blinds women’s leading role in society, Pope Francis says
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Society cannot look the other way and allow a culture that demeans the dignity of women to persist, Pope Francis said.
The gold-covered Dome of the Rock at the Temple Mount complex is seen in this 2017 overview of Jerusalem's Old City. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)
Politics & SocietyNews
True believers want peace for Jerusalem, pope tells imam
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, the grand imam, hosted a meeting Jan. 17-18 with Christian and Muslim clerics and political leaders from 86 countries in reaction to President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Men carry a replica of Peru's most revered religious icon, the "Lord of Miracles," during an Oct. 18, 2017 procession in Lima. Each year thousands of Catholics gather to commemorate the image's survival in a 17th-century earthquake that destroyed Lima. (CNS photo/Mariana Bazo, Reuters)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Jesuit university president hopes Pope Francis can help church in Peru “regain its prophetic voice”
Gerard O’Connell
Father Ernesto Cavassa was provincial of the Jesuits in Peru from 1998 to 2004, and president of the Conference of Latin American Jesuit Provincials from 2005 to 2012.
FaithVideo
Pope Francis blesses Chilean couple aboard papal plane
America Video
Love is in the air! Pope Francis blessed the marriage of two flight attendants aboard the papal plane en route to Iquique in Chile. The couple married in a civil ceremony in 2010 but due to Chile's 2010 earthquake, they never followed up with a church ceremony.
Pope Francis greets the crowd before celebrating Mass at Lobito beach in Iquique, Chile, Jan. 18. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
In Iquique, Pope Francis calls on Chileans to show hospitality to immigrants
Gerard O’Connell
“There is no Christian joy when doors are closed; there is no Christian joy when others are made to feel unwanted,” the pope said.
‘This is calumny’: Pope Francis defends Bishop Barros against charges he knew of sexual abuse
FaithVatican Dispatch
‘This is calumny’: Pope Francis defends Bishop Barros against charges he knew of sexual abuse
Gerard O’Connell
Many in Chile opposed Francis’ appointment of Msgr. Barros as bishop because he is known to have belonged to the inner circle of a priest accused of abuse.
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