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Pope Francis turns his thoughts to the thousands of people affected by devastating fires in the US city of Los Angeles and renews his appeal to pray for peace.

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President Joe Biden awards Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the highest civilian honor in the United States, recognizing his dedication to peace, human rights, care for the poor, and environmental protection.

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Pope Francis baptises 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.

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Pope Francis reflects on the Baptism of the Lord which, he says, serves as a reminder of the intimacy of God’s love, manifested in the humanity of Jesus, and invites believers to carry this love forward, living as children of the one Father who accompanies us at every step of our journey.

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In a wide-raging interview granted to Vatican News during his visit to Jordan Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks about the latest developments in Syria and Lebanon, the Pope’s words to the Diplomatic Corps and the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and People's Republic of China on the appointment of bishops.

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In his first Saturday Jubilee Audience Pope Francis highlights the Jubilee as a time for a new beginning, rooted in the transformative power of God’s Kingdom , drawing on the example of John the Baptist, a "great prophet of hope.”

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Ohio native Sr. Dorothy Stang joins other modern Christian martyrs around the world in a permanent memorial in a ceremony hosted by the Community of Sant’Egidio in Rome.

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In a telegram sent to Archbishop José H. Gómez of Los Angeles, Pope Francis stresses his “spiritual closeness” to those suffering from the fires currently raging in Los Angeles.

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