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Wednesday, December 24th, 2014

Pope Francis warns Vatican leaders against ‘spiritual Alzheimer’s’

Author:     Abby Ohlheiser
Source:     The Washington Post
Publication Date:     December 22 at 9:05 AM
Link: Pope Francis warns Vatican leaders against ‘spiritual Alzheimer’s’
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This handout picture released Dec. 22 by the Vatican press office shows Pope Francis delivering a speech to the prelates during the audience of the Curia, the administrative apparatus of the Holy See, for Christmas greetings in the Sala Clementina of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. Credit: Osservatore Romano via AFP

This handout picture released Dec. 22 by the Vatican press office shows Pope Francis delivering a speech to the prelates during the audience of the Curia, the administrative apparatus of the Holy See, for Christmas greetings in the Sala Clementina of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican.
Credit: Osservatore Romano via AFP

Every year around this time, Pope Francis and the senior governing cardinals, bishops and priests of the Vatican — referred to as the Curia — meet for an exchange of Christmas greetings. This year, Pope Francis brought a little something extra for the Curia: a 15-point “catalog” of spiritual diseases he’s seen among leadership there, and how a little bit of Christmas spirit might help to make things […]

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