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Pope Wants ‘Poor Church and Church For the Poor’

Pope Wants ‘Poor Church and Church For the Poor’

by | Mar 16, 2013 | World

Vatican City, Reuters—Pope Francis, giving his clearest indication yet that he wants a more austere Catholic Church, said on Saturday that it should be poor and remember that its mission is to serve the poor. The pope made his comments in an audience with journalists,...