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In focus: World Day of the Sick, Vatican sports, Catholic Charities Mardi Gras celebration

Addressing pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 31 for his Sunday Angelus address, the pope called on Christians to pray “so that the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor might be heard.”

A preelection poll finds that a large majority of Catholic voters have some concern about climate change.

Politicians who call themselves pro-life must be pro-family and not enact policies that divide families and rob young people of a future, Pope Francis said.