Pope Francis Blesses Child During Washington Visit
Francis paused in Statuary Hall to bless Eloisa Rosario Blake Ella held by Kristene Blake as Boehner Pelosi Biden watched. The moment followed Francis greeting Sophie Cruz during the papal week in D C.
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Dorothy Day Named Inspirational Figure by Pope Francis
The pope highlighted Dorothy Day, a 1980 death early pacifist and Catholic Worker founder, as an inspiring figure alongside four Americans. Day opposed nuclear weapons and war, declined civil defense drills, and critiqued church wealth while urging aid to the poor.
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Francis cites Day and Merton as models for social justice
Pope Francis lauds Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton as champions of the poor and dialogue across faiths. He invokes Day's Catholic Worker defense of the marginalized and Merton's peace activism, dialogue with Jews Muslims and the Dalai Lama, and Lincoln and King as moral guides.
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