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Lack of prayer creates spiritual ‘zombies,’ pope tells Japanese youth

By Hannah Brockhaus Tokyo, Japan, Nov 24, 2019 / 09:28 pm (CNA).- If people neglect prayer and the interior life, they are at risk of becoming spiritual zombies, who seem fine on the outside, but on the inside are lonely and lacking life, Pope Francis said Monday. Speaking to around 900 young people in Tokyo’s Cathedral […]

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Pope Francis: Gay Couples Cannot Be Considered Families in the Image of God

By Billy Ryan – June 21, 2018   Last Saturday, Pope Francis spoke out about the definition of a family saying only in the image of God, only the union between man and woman can be considered one. The Supreme Pontiff’s remarks came last Saturday whilst speaking to a delegation of Italy’s Forum of Family Associations in Rome on […]

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Syrian Catholic priest from India among sainthood causes advanced by pope

Vatican City, Apr 16, 2018 / 11:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis has approved the advancement of the causes of eight Servants of God, all priests and religious, including Fr. Varghese Payyappilly of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, based in Kerala, India. The pope met with the prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, […]