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April 25, 2019

Church needs joyful disciples, pope tells young people, deaf association

Pope Francis waves during a meeting with members of the Italian Federation of Associations for the Deaf at the Vatican April 25, 2019.

VATICAN CITY - In back-to-back audiences with a group of French young people and an Italian association for deaf people, Pope Francis cited personal example and witness as a vital piece in the church's evangelization mission.

Published in Vatican
July 13, 2014

Lead by example: Pope offers abuse victims open ear, open heart

Marie Collins, a clerical sexual abuse survivor from Ireland and a member of the new Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, poses for a photo during a conference on child protection at the Pontifical Irish College in Rome July 9. Collins was present during Pope Francis' July 7 meeting with six men and women who had been abused by clergy.

VATICAN CITY - More than a meeting and homily, Pope Francis laid out a clear road map for the Church when he celebrated Mass and welcomed abuse survivors to the Vatican.

Published in Vatican