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Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, has organized the meeting.
His remark came on the International Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking.
He praised the example of Pius XI, elected pope 100 years ago.
When a five-year-old boy was stuck in a well in Morocco for four days, thousands of onlookers gathered to cheer on the rescue efforts.
When all your efforts feel futile and empty, Jesus wants to be close to you, Pope Francis said on Sunday.
U.S. President Joe Biden also issued a message marking the International Day of Human Fraternity.
The sculpture will be in St. Peter's Square for the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking on February 8.
Pope Francis encouraged people to be open to the newness Jesus wants to bring in their daily lives and to cultivate the capacity to wonder.
Peter’s Pence is an annual collection to finance the pope’s charitable works and other priorities.
‘Fake news has to be refuted, but individual persons must always be respected,’ he told a Catholic fact-checking group.
He encouraged parents to turn to St. Joseph for help, including those whose children are of ‘different sexual orientations.’
The pope was preaching at the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
Father Cosme Spessotto, Father Rutilio Grande, and two lay companions were declared blessed.
He made the remark in his 2022 World Communications Day message.
During Mass for Sunday of the Word of God, Pope Francis formally conferred upon lay Catholics the ministries of lector and catechist.
The saint is revered by both Catholics and Orthodox Christians.
His comments came a day after the publication of the Munich abuse report.
The International Labour Organization estimates that 2.3 million people lose their lives in work-related accidents or diseases every year worldwide.
Pope Francis is expected to proclaim Irenaeus a ‘Doctor of Unity.’
He also named an apostolic visitor for Eritrean Catholics in Europe.