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This Insights eNewsletter was sent to subscribers on December 9, 2014.

eNewsletter Subject: Action in Rome

After the long weekend in honor of the Immaculate Conception, we were faced with a big day for news today. For example, a new interview with Pope Francis was published in the Argentine newspaper La Nacion: Pope welcomes criticism as 'very healthy' in new interview.

In this interview Francis discussed the debates that occurred at the October Synod, the reform of the Curia, the changed position of Cardinal Raymond Burke, and his own health and energy.

His reflections on the synodal process were even more interesting during the in-flight Q&A with journalists on the way back from his visit to Turkey. Here is the entire text: Ecumenism Cannot Wait.

During the flight, the Pope also addressed questions about persecution, interreligious dialogue, reunion with the Orthodox, resistance to legitimate change, and ongoing warfare....

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