{"id":11501,"date":"2013-04-20T13:11:59","date_gmt":"2013-04-20T17:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=11501"},"modified":"2017-10-15T18:33:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-15T22:33:23","slug":"un-chief-hails-pope-francis-as-a-global-spiritual-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/un-chief-hails-pope-francis-as-a-global-spiritual-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Chief Hails Pope Francis as &#8220;a Spiritual Leader of the World&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GMA Network (from the Philippines)<\/p>\n<p><strong>VATICAN CITY &#8211;<\/strong> UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday hailed Pope Francis as &#8220;a spiritual leader of the world&#8221; and emphasized goals of social justice shared between the Vatican and the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is very important to meet a spiritual leader of the world,&#8221; Ban said at the start of his meeting with the Argentine pope, who last month became the first non-European leader of the world&#8217;s Catholics in nearly 1,300 years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Holy See and the UN share common goals and ideas,&#8221; said Ban\u2014one of the first world leaders to be received at an audience by the new pontiff.<\/p>\n<p>Francis has called for the Roman Catholic Church to be closer to ordinary people and help the needy, as well as to reach out to people of different religions and non-believers. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130513233523\/http:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/news\/story\/303087\/news\/world\/un-chief-hails-pope-francis-as-a-global-spiritual-leader\" target=\"_blank\">Click here <\/a>to continue reading.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permanent Link to Rick Warren Endorses 2013 Book, \u201cCatholics Come Home\u201d \u2013 Calls Catholic Evangelization \u201cCritically Important\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=11347\" rel=\"bookmark\">Rick Warren Endorses 2013 Book, \u201cCatholics Come Home\u201d \u2013 Calls Catholic Evangelization \u201cCritically Important\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permanent Link to Pope Francis \u2013 Spiritually \u201cFounded\u201d on a Contemplative Tradition\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=11213\" rel=\"bookmark\">Pope Francis \u2013 Spiritually \u201cFounded\u201d on a Contemplative Tradition <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permanent Link to Evangelical Leaders Luis Palau and Rick Warren Salute Pope Francis \u2013 What Are the Implications?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=11207\" rel=\"bookmark\">Evangelical Leaders Luis Palau and Rick Warren Salute Pope Francis \u2013 What Are the Implications? <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permanent Link to A Jesuit Pope? 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