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A diocesan bishop is the sole judge in the streamlined process for handling marriage annulments, Pope Francis said.
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The pope said the Paris agreement is "a clear path of transition toward a model of low- or no-carbon economic development, encouraging solidarity and emphasizing the strong links that exist between fighting climate change and fighting poverty."
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Global problems associated with climate change demand global cooperation, Pope Francis told a group of heads of state from the Pacific Islands.
The planet Earth, when viewed from space, is a world without borders, he said, and "it reminds us of the need for a global outlook, international cooperation and solidarity, and a shared strategy" when it comes to caring for the environment.
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"Please, Mass is not a show. It is going to encounter the Passion, the resurrection of the Lord."
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Pope Francis met with Kofi Annan, the former U.N. secretary-general, and former Irish President Mary Robinson to discuss shared concerns about peace, human rights and climate change.
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Catholic universities need to study the root causes of forced migration and ways to counter discrimination, Pope Francis said.
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"The Pharisees, the doctors of the law are not things from the olden days, there are many of them today, too."
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It's not the first time Profiti faced charges of financial crimes.
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“The migrant family is a crucial component of our globalized world,” said Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Vatican observer to U.N. agencies in Geneva.
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Representatives from Facebook and Microsoft called for increased cooperation to develop, share and utilize digital tools to prevent and stop abuse.