You are, as I said in the letter I sent you last year, a veritable invisible army; you are a fundamental part of that humanity that fights for life against a system of death. In this engagement I see the Lord who makes Himself present in our midst, to give to us His Kingdom as a gift. When He offered us the standard by which we will be judged (cf. Mt 25: 31-46), Jesus told us that salvation consists in taking care of the hungry, the sick, prisoners, foreigners; in short, in recognizing Him and serving Him in all suffering humanity. That is why I wish to say to you: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be satisfied” (Mt 5: 6), “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God” (Mt 5: 9). We want this beatitude to expand, to permeate and anoint every corner and every space where life is threatened. But it happens to us as people, as communities, as families and even individually, that we have to face situations that paralyze us, where the horizon disappears and bewilderment, fear, powerlessness and injustice seem to take over the present. We also experience resistance to the changes we need and long for, many forms of resistance that run deep, that are rooted beyond our strength and decisions. They are what the Social Teaching of the Church calls structures of sin; these too we are called to change, and we cannot overlook them in the moment of thinking of how to act. Personal change is necessary, but it is also indispensable to adjust our socio-economic models so that they have a human face, because many models have lost it. And thinking about these situations, I make a pest of myself with my questions. And I go on asking. And I ask everyone in the name of God.
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Five Years After Speaking Out on Climate Change, Pope Francis Sounds an Urgent Alarm | InsideClimate News
Pope Francis Admits Clergy Is Sexually Abusing Nuns, Keeping Nuns As Sex Slaves | Michael Stone
It’s not just children: Pope Francis confirms that clerics have been sexually abusing nuns, and even keeping nuns as sex slaves.
Source: Pope Francis Admits Clergy Is Sexually Abusing Nuns, Keeping Nuns As Sex Slaves | Michael Stone
Pope Francis was waving to the crowds when this dove landed on his hand.

Archbishop Viganò Responds to Cardinal Ouellet’s Letter With New Testimony
The full text of the former nuncio’s testimony in which he refutes much of Cardinal Ouellet’s letter of Oct. 7.
Source: Archbishop Viganò Responds to Cardinal Ouellet’s Letter With New Testimony
Vigano’s Third Letter: Response to Pope Francis and Ouellet – YouTube
Pope Francis covered up McCarrick abuse, former US nuncio testifies (OFFICIAL TEXT OF THE LETTER) | News | Lifesitenews
In comments to LifeSiteNews on August 25, Archbishop Viganò said: “The main reason why I am revealing this news now is because of the tragic situation of the Church, which can be repaired only by the full truth, just as she has been gravely injured by the abuses and coverups. I do this to stop the suffering of the victims and to prevent new victims, and to protect the Church: only the truth can make her free.”
Viganò said the second reason he chose to write his testimony is “to discharge my conscience before God of my responsibilities as bishop of the universal Church. I am an old man and I want to present myself to God with clean conscience.”
Asked if he is concerned about critics who might suggest he is breaking the pontifical secret — a code of confidentiality applying to matters that require greater than ordinary confidentiality — he said: “The secrets in the Church, also the pontifical ones, are not taboos. They are instruments for protecting her and her children from her enemies. The secrets are not to be used for conspiracies.”
“The people of God have the right to know the full truth, also regarding their shepherds,” he said. “They have the right to be guided by good shepherds. In order to be able to trust them and love them, they have to know them openly in transparency and truth as they really are. A priest should be a light on a candlestick always and everywhere and for all.”
Why did Pope Benedict Resign? McCarrick, Vigano and Vatican Bank Scandals Explained in Detail – YouTube
Pope Francis – A MAN OF HIS WORD Movie | Official Website | Trailers and Release Dates | Focus Features
Three-time Academy Award nominee Wim Wenders and Focus Features present the second co-production that the Vatican has made with outside filmmakers and the first in which a Pope addresses the audience directly, discussing topics such as ecology, immigration, consumerism, and social justice.