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Pope Francis Receives Colombian President – Urges Peace with FARC Guerillas
May 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
This morning, Pope Francis I received President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia and urged for peace between the government and FARC guerillas. continue reading »
Pope Francis Canonizes his First Saints, Including 2 Latin Americans
May 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pope Francis on Sunday canonized his first saints, including Colombia's Laura Montoya and Mexico's Guadalupe Garcia Zavala. A total of 802 saints were canonized by Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, during his first canonization ceremony. continue reading »
Pope Francis Receives Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa
April 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pope Francis received Friday Ecuador's President Rafael Correa and the two men discussed the situation in Latin America, respect for indigenous populations and the importance of a permanent dialogue between church and state. continue reading »
Lionel Messi Sends Signed Jersey to Pope Francis
April 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pope Francis was presented with a jersey signed by Argentine soccer star Leo Messi by a group of priests during Wednesday's public audience. continue reading »
U.S. Catholic Bishops Award $3.1 Million to Pastoral Work in Latin America
April 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America approved funding for 132 projects in Latin America and the Caribbean, worth over $3.1 million, to aid pastoral work in that region. The funds also will allow young people to attend World Youth Day (WYD) in Brazil, July 23-28. continue reading »
Spanish P.M. is First European Head of Gov’t to be Received by Pope Francis
April 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will travel to Rome on April 15 to be received in the Vatican by Pope Francis, government officials told Efe. continue reading »
Pope Francis Calls for Peace at First Easter Mass
March 31, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pope Francis called on Easter Sunday for peace in a world "still divided by greed looking for easy gain, wounded by the selfishness which threatens human life and the family, selfishness that continues in human trafficking, the most extensive form of slavery in this twenty-first century." continue reading »
Pope Francis Washes the Feet of Teens at Juvenile Jail
March 29, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pope Francis I went to Rome's Casal del Marmo juvenile detention center on Thursday to share the Mass of the Lord's Supper with the inmates and during which he washed the feet of 12 teenagers housed there. continue reading »
Buenos Aires Celebrates Pope Francis With Giant Photograph
March 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The municipal government of Buenos Aires on Thursday placed a gigantic photograph of Pope Francis on the facade of one of its buildings in homage to the man who was archbishop of Buenos Aires prior to his March 13 election as pontiff. continue reading »
Thousands Gather for Pope Francis’s First Public Audience
March 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pope Francis entered St. Peter's Square in the popemobile on Wednesday to hold the first public audience of his pontificate, which several thousand people from all over the world attended. continue reading »
Argentina Inaugurates “Papa Francisco” Avenue in City of La Plata
March 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Argentina has named an avenue in the city of La Plata "Papa Francisco" to honor the Argentine native and first Latin American pope. Buenos Aires is also considering naming several streets after Pope Francisco I. continue reading »
Christ’s Guidance Can Help Overcome Evil in the World, Says Pope Francis
March 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pope Francis called in his first Palm Sunday Mass for an end to wars, economic conflicts that harm the weakest people in society, hunger for money and power, corruption and crimes against human life and creation, telling the faithful that Christ can help them overcome the evil in men and the world. continue reading »
Pope Francis Eagerly Looking Forward to World Youth Day in Brazil
March 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pope Francis I is "very excited" about his July visit to Brazil to participate in World Youth Day, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said here Wednesday after a meeting with the new pontiff. continue reading »
Pope Francis I Officially Inaugurated as Pope with Most Latin American Leaders in Attendance
March 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
This morning Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, officially became Pope Francis I with hundreds of thousands faithful in attendance at the inauguration including most leaders of Latin America. continue reading »
Pope Francis Explains Choosing Name, Hopes Church Will Focus on Helping the Poor
March 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pope Francis told reporters here Saturday why he chose to name himself after St. Francis of Assisi, explaining that he wants a church focused on the poor. continue reading »
Pope Francis Warns of Pessimism In Address to Cardinals
March 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pope Francis said Friday in his meeting with the cardinals that they must avoid pessimism and find the courage every day to spread the Gospel to all corners of the earth. continue reading »
Sister of Pope Francis Asks World to Pray for Him As He Adjusts to New Job
March 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, never wanted to be pontiff but will have to deal with the tough job he has been handed, his sister, Maria Elena Bergoglio, told Argentina's C5N cable news channel on Thursday. continue reading »
Argentine President Congratulates Francis I on Papal Election
March 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Wednesday congratulated countryman Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the new Pope Francis I, on his election as Catholic pontiff, saying she wished him success in his pastoral duties. continue reading »
Pope Francis I Addresses Rome For First Time as Pope
March 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio addressed tens of thousands of the faithful in St. Peter's Square late Wednesday after being chosen as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church continue reading »
