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Pope Francis expressed solidarity with those actively working to defend human rights in the face of everyday challenges

"We cannot help but think of the drama that the inhabitants of the Holy Land are experiencing... especially to children and their parents"

“The Church is woman. And if we do not know what a woman is, what the theology of a woman is, we will never understand what the Church is"

“Without the Holy Spirit, all zeal is vain and falsely apostolic: It would only be our own and would not bear fruit,” the pope observed

The pope called it “disturbing” that “global warming has been accompanied by a general cooling of multilateralism, a growing lack of trust

The Vatican described the pope’s health condition as “influenza” with “lung inflammation” that has caused him some “breathing difficulties”

The Vatican indicated the Holy Father will still attempt to participate in the conference in some fashion.

A CT scan at a Rome hospital over the weekend “ruled out pneumonia, but it showed lung inflammation causing some breathing difficulties"

He reiterated the importance of dialogue for achieving lasting peace, adding, "Those who do not want dialogue do not want peace."

Pope Francis encouraged Catholic communicators to promote an 'ecology of communication' that emphasizes respect and care