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'An Affront Crying Out to Heaven': Pope Calls for a World Without Nuclear Weapons

Pope Francis on November 24 lays a wreath in remembrance of the victims of the U.S. nuclear attack on Nagasaki.

While Warning of Nazi-Like Fascism and Corporate Crimes, Pope Francis Proposes Adding 'Ecological Sin' to Church Teachings

Jon Queally, staff writer

In remarks at the Vatican, the leader of the Catholic Church condemned "the large-scale delinquency of corporations."

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As Category 5 Dorian Devastates, Pope Francis Urges World to Act Fast on Climate Emergency

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Pope Francis greets Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg, right, during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

"Now is the time to abandon our dependence on fossil fuels."

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Fossil Fuel Subsidies Mean Using Public Money 'To Destroy the World': UN Chief

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Secretary-General António Guterres (left) meets with Greta Thunberg, 16-year-old climate activist at the Vienna International Centre on May 27, 2019.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres's comment follows call by Pope Francis...

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A section of the border wall ending in the Pacific Ocean in San Diego–Tijuana.

'Trump's Brand Is Crisis': Progressives, Dems, and Pope Sound Alarm Over Threat to Close Border

There's a Fentanyl Crisis in the United States. Nebraska Is About To Murder Someone With It on Purpose

Reversing Catholic Doctrine, Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty 'Inadmissable' in All Cases

Face-to-Face With Oil Execs, Pope Francis Says Continued Use of Fossil Fuels Will 'Destroy Civilization'

World 'At the Very Edge' of Nuclear War, Warns Pope

Pope Francis Appeals for Peace Amid Conflicts Inflamed by Trump

Anti-Nuclear Coalition Accepts Nobel Peace Prize As Calls for Disarmament Grow

Pope Denounces 'Mentality of Fear' Caused by Nuclear Regimes, Urges Disarmament

'Please... No More Wars': Pope Francis Issues Impassioned Call to End 'Useless Massacres'

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For Abandoning Climate Accord, Pope Swipes Trump on World Food Day

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Humanity Must Turn Back from Climate Abyss, Says Pope, or 'We Will Go Down'

An article in a Vatican-approved publication offers harsh words for conservative American Catholics.

Pope Francis's Associates Condemn American Religious Right

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National Organization for Women (NOW)

Pope Francis Must Act Now - Reform on Sexual Abuse is Long Overdue

Jubilee USA Network

Negotiators Struggle for Agreement on Debt and Tax Issues at UN Development Summit

Jubilee USA Network

Pope Francis Calls for UN to Address 'Oppressive' Lending...

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA)

Pope’s Blind Spots: * Militarism * Child Sex Abuse

Senator Bernie Sanders

Sanders Applauds Pope’s Remarks

Sierra Club

Sierra Club Statement on Pope Francis’ Speeches Before Congress and the White House

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Christopher Brauchli

The Trump and the Pope

Brett Wilkins

Pope to Declare Slain Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero a Saint

Mairead Maguire

Why the Catholic Church Should Abolish the Anti-Christian "Just War" Theory

Don João Mamede Filho

Three Years for Eternity: A Prayer for Climate Action and the Common Good

Bill McKibben

From Faith to Action: Fossil Fuel Divestment More Vital Than Ever

Avi Lewis

'Be Joyful, Though You Have Considered the Facts'

Mike Scahill

Pope Francis Embraced the Most Subversive Voices in Modern American Catholicism

Michael Winship

Who’s the Guy in the White Suit Next to All Those Billionaires?

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan

No Papal Bull: Francis Hails Peace and the Activists Who Fight for It

Tom Hayden

Days of Miracle and Wonder