The Catholic Digital News 2016-10-08 (Special Issue: Pope Francis in Georgia and Azerbaijan)

The Catholic Digital News gathers the week's most important news stories involving the Catholic Church and publishes them within a single digital volume. Each edition is beautifully formatted with full-color images and features world, national, and Vatican news, plus opinion pieces, entertainment reviews, and daily Mass readings. This issue covers the events of the week ending October 8, 2016. THE CATHOLIC DIGITAL NEWS Volume 2, Issue 15 October 8, 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS SPECIAL ISSUE: POPE FRANCIS IN GEORGIA AND AZERBAIJAN VATICAN NEWS Pope Francis lands in Georgia, urges peace in region The pope's meeting with Georgian Orthodox patriarch In Georgia, pope finds a country of Christian tensions Georgian Catholics to imitate St. Therese's 'little way' Pope blasts gender theory as the 'enemy' of marriage Disabled youth perform a special dance for the pontiff Argentina told pope won't make it back home in 2017 Georgian Orthodox invited to a unity through baptism In Azerbaijan, faith, service meld Christian life as one Pope Francis praises religious harmony in Azerbaijan Civil society must always guarantee religious freedom Pope green-lights beatification for Fr. Jacques Hamel Love those who struggle but don't back gender theory Full transcript of the pope's in-flight press conference Francis visits Amatrice to pray for earthquake victims Papal prayer intention is for journalists to tell the truth Pope Francis looking for a diplomatic thaw with China The pope seeks new closeness to Caucasus nations Francis describes the benefits of sports for all people Pope Francis meets with Anglican Archbishop Welby Youth and discernment picked as 2018 synod themes Holy Spirit helps us dodge ignorance of legalistic faith Pope prays for Haiti devastated by hurricane Matthew Francis calls charity the heart of all missionary action Sistine Chapel Choir releases Jubilee of Mercy album WORLD NEWS Vandal destroys statues across four Roman churches What's next for Georgia Catholics after the papal visit English bishop tells how to live out the Year of Mercy Bishops urge calm after Colombians veto FARC deal Irish archbishop fights new push to legalize abortions Relief moving to Haiti after Hurricane Matthew strikes Catholic groups across globe divesting from fossil fuel Nigerian bishop on Boko Haram decline due to rosary Over a million Syrian children sign a petition for peace Argentine priest who denounced drug traffickers killed Al-Qaeda ally attacks Christians in Kenya border town Colombia's President Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize U.N. Secretary General nominee is a faithful Catholic U.S. NEWS Bill protects churches with political views from the IRS Archbishop urges public officials to rely on Holy Spirit Vermont law asks doctors to discuss suicide 'benefits' 2016 VP nominees: A tale of two Catholic candidates Catholic bioethicists face range of murky moral issues Anchorage and Arlington dioceses have new bishops Catholic university issues its domestic violence toolkit Alaska's new national shrine to St. Therese of Lisieux What the VP candidates said about abortion in debate Nebraska Catholics add support for death penalty ban Donald Trump submits open letter to Catholic leaders Theologian knocks Kaine's personal view on abortion Federal court blocks Pence's ban for Syrian refugees New Arlington bishop devoted to Holy Name of Jesus N.Y. archdiocese to compensate its sex abuse victims FEATURES 101-year-old Brazil woman receives First Communion Communion of saints versus satellites and the Internet On feast day, will the real St. Francis please stand up? Yeast as biblical metaphor: Elisabeth and Felix Leseur Mark Wahlberg's online video on why h...

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