Vatican Corner 11-14-2021

On Sunday August 29, 2021, at his Angelus message, from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis said “complaining and blaming others is a waste of time; the way to defeat evil is to conquer it first within our own hearts.” He said “we often think that...

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Vatican Corner 11-7-2021

On October 29, 2021, Pope Francis and U.S. President Joe Biden had a private talk at the Vatican for an unusually long 75 minutes. It was the 31st time a U.S. president and the pope met, starting in 1919 with Woodrow Wilson and Pope Benedict XV. It was apparently a...

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Vatican Corner 10-31-2021

Pope Francis’ radio interview covered many subjects. One subject was about ecological issues. The interviewer Carlos Herrera said to Pope Francis that “you admitted a few years ago ecological issues were of no interest to you. Now your Holiness has changed, for you...

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Vatican Corner 10-24-21

Pope Francis’ radio interview covered many different subjects. One subject was Cardinal Becciu who is accused along with 9 others of corruption with Vatican finances. Francis said “I hope with all my heart that he is innocent. Besides, he was a collaborator of mine...

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Vatican Corner 10-17-2021

On Sept. 1, 2021, Pope Francis was interviewed for an hour and a half by Carlos Herrera of Spain’s Bishop’s Conference radio COPE. Many subjects were covered including his recent surgery, Afghanistan, China, euthanasia, the legal trials in the Vatican, and reform of...

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