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The pope said that while “falling in love is one of the purest feelings” there is the risk that it could be “polluted by vice.”

“The exploitation of natural resources continues to enrich a few while leaving entire populations... in a state of destitution and poverty"

“The Lord blesses everyone who is capable of being baptized, that is, every person,” Pope Francis repeated.

He expressed deep concern about the arms trade behind these conflicts and shared his fear of the military escalation occurring globally

He emphasized that the Church and every baptized person are in the world and for the world but not of the world

"What matters is the distortion of our relationship with food and how it changes us and our hearts," Pope Francis said

The prelate said that the Church should learn from the Eastern Churches, which allow married men the option to get ordained to the priesthood

Pope Francis’ strong condemnation of surrogacy came during his annual foreign policy speech to all of the ambassadors

At baptism, it is God who comes into us, purifies and heals our heart, makes us forever His children, His people and family, heirs to Paradise

Priests giving these types of blessings should “not impose conditions” or “enquire about the intimate lives of these people.”