Pact of the Catacombs
Secret ‘Catacombs Pact’ emerges after 50 years, and Pope Francis gives it new life
By David Gibson — November 3, 2015
ROME (RNS) A passionate manifesto signed on Nov. 16, 1965, on an altar in the Roman catacombs pledged bishops to live simply to be close to the poor. Known as the Pact of the Catacombs, it was supposed to represent a new chapter in church history but instead became a footnote -- until the election of Pope Francis.
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