Pope Francis defends democracy: In politics, Catholics cannot live …
Jul 7, 2024 — Pope Francis on Sunday urged Catholics to share their faith in the public square and to combat political polarization by supporting person-centered democracy. “Let us not be fooled by easy...
Pope Francis decries global ‘retreat from democracy’ in Athens …
Dec 4, 2021 — Pope Francis lamented a global “retreat from democracy” in a speech on Saturday in Athens, the cradle of Western civilization. The pope was speaking to political leaders, representatives of...
Pope Francis: Catholics are called to defend democracy worldwide
Jul 8, 2024 — Pope Francis explained that democracy does not merely entail voting -- putting aside his speech to voice his concern about declines in voter turnout -- and said “it demands that we create...
Pope Francis in Greece: ‘We are witnessing a retreat from democracy ...
Dec 4, 2021 — “Here democracy was born,” Pope Francis said in a powerful keynote speech in Athens in which he expressed his grave concern that “today, and not only in Europe, we are witnessing a retreat from...
Pope decries populists, warns democracy is in bad health
Jul 7, 2024 — Pope Francis denounced populist politics and what he called "the dross of ideology" on Sunday, warning that democracy was not in good shape in many parts of the world.
Pope: Indifference is a 'cancer of democracy' | USCCB
Jul 8, 2024 — Pope Francis emphasized the critical role of Catholics in political life to combat the global decline of democracy, urging active participation, social solidarity and the rejection of indifference and exclusion.
Pope: Democracy is working together to solve problems of all
Jul 5, 2024 — Pope: Democracy is working together to solve problems of all On the occasion of the Pope’s visit to Trieste on Sunday, July 7, for the conclusion of the 50th Italian Catholic Social Week, the newspaper “Il Piccolo” has made available a previously unpublished text by Pope Francis, an introduction to an anthology of papal speeches and ...
In Athens, Pope Francis sounds alarm over the 'retreat from democracy ...
Dec 4, 2021 — ATHENS, GREECE — As Pope Francis arrived in the birthplace of democracy on Dec. 4, he immediately sounded the alarm that democracy is under threat across the globe, as authoritarian leaders...
Pope in Trieste: Catholics called to heal ‘wounded heart’ of democracy …
Pope Francis delivers the concluding address of the 50th Italian Catholic Social Week in Trieste, and calls on the Church to help correct the crisis of democracy through participation and political charity.
Pope in Greece: A renewed humanity respects life, shows concern …
Dec 4, 2021 — Pope Francis on Saturday urged Greece and Europe to work for a renewed humanity by lifting their gaze to God and showing concern for others, the poor and for creation. He also called for respect for human life, emphasizing that …
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