Photo: Pope Francis speaks next to Pontifical Catholic University of Chile rector Igancio Sanchez Diaz

Pope Francis has urged Chile’s intellectuals and academics to sensitize the nation as to the importance of showing special care and respect for indigenous communities and their cultural traditions.

Addressing over 1,000 top Chilean academics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in Santiago, Pope Francis underscored the responsibility of educators in creating the conditions for peaceful coexistence in the country…

Pope Francis meets with the bishops of Chile in Santiago’s Cathedral. The group of some 50 bishops from across the nation was headed by Archbishop Santiago Silva Retamales, President of the Chilean Bishops’ Conference.

Pope Francis has urged bishops in Chile to be on guard against the temptation of Clericalism.

Meeting his brother bishops in the Sacresty of Santiago Cathedral, the Pope recalled the ad limina visit in the Vatican about a year ago and said he wished to reiterate some of the points made during that meeting in Rome…

When 7-year-old Jacob observed a group of homeless people huddled together in a scaffolding, he didn’t waste time. As soon as he arrived home, he dashed upstairs to make a poster seeking donations to fill 10 backpacks to give away. But now he’s collected enough items for no fewer than 130 backpacks.

Barely able to lift the backpack, Jacob shuffled down the street to deliver one of his packages…

Undersecretary for Migration at the Holy See’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Br Fabio Baggio C.S., presented Pope Francis’ 20 points on the Global Compacts on Migrants and Refugees at Justice Committee of the European Parliament.

Some MEPs considered the measures suggested in the document as «serving the interest of the migrants, of the societies that are hosting them and of the entire international community»…