Tag: Pope Francis
St. Lucy
We all need courage to face the trials of life. People who are blind and visually impaired are in special need of this, so as not to close with in themselves or assume the attitude of a victim. On the contrary, they must open themselves to reality, to others and to society in order to… Read More ›
Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Oscar Romero Saints
Vatican City, Oct 14, 2018 / 05:19 am (CNA/EWTN News).- “Jesus is radical,” Pope Francis said in his homily at the canonization of Pope Paul VI, Oscar Romero, and five other new saints. “He gives all and he asks all: he gives a love that is total and asks for an undivided heart,” the pope… Read More ›
Pope Francis: Christmas invites us to be messengers of hope, tenderness
Vatican City, Dec 24, 2017 / 02:43 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis said the birth of Jesus is an invitation for all Christians to imitate him in reaching out to embrace the vulnerable and all those who are suffering, during his celebration of Christmas Mass. The joy that we are called to celebrate, share, and… Read More ›
Sts. Peter and Paul represent “unity and diversity,” Pope Francis tells Orthodox
Conformity with “the teaching of the apostles and the ecumenical councils” should inspire our efforts to restore full communion, says pope VATICAN CITY — Half a century ago, in July 1967, Pope Paul VI traveled to Istanbul and visited the Phanar, the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. There he met with the Orthodox leader Patriarch… Read More ›
On the Throne of the Cross
Why does Jesus enter Jerusalem? Or better: how does Jesus enter Jerusalem? The crowds acclaim him as King. And he does not deny it, he does not tell them to be silent (cf. Lk 19:39-40). But what kind of a King is Jesus? Let us take a look at him: he is riding on a… Read More ›
Pope Francis: A defense
I read an article on the Christian Review titled: Four Years Later: Reflections on an Unprecedented Pontificate. When I first starting reading the article I found myself rolling my eyes a bit, and I guess they may still be rolling. It started off with this quote: “On March 13, 2013, I sat in my office… Read More ›
Pope Francis: ‘consult the Bible as often as your cellphone’
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday called on Christians to consult the Bible with the same frequency as they might consult their cellphones for messages. Speaking to the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square following his weekly Angelus blessing, the Pope urged those present to give the Bible the same place in daily life as… Read More ›
Mary’s tears are seeds of hope
Dear brothers and sisters, In today’s catechesis I would like to contemplate the figure of a woman who speaks to us of hope lived in tears. Hope lived in tears. It is Rachel, the wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin; she who, as the Book of Genesis recounts, dies giving birth… Read More ›
Pope skewers journalists who focus on scandal
Vatican City, Dec 7, 2016 / 09:49 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis gave an interview to a Belgian magazine in which he cautioned media to avoid several major temptations, including the desire to always focus on scandal – which he compared to “coprophilia,” a mental illness in which a person has an abnormal interest in… Read More ›
Faith is and Encounter with Jesus Christ
VATICAN CITY — The Christian faith is not a theory, philosophy, or idea, but an encounter with the person of Jesus Christ, Pope Francis said this morning at Holy Mass at his private chapel in Santa Marta, as the Church enters into Advent. In order to truly encounter Jesus, the pope said, we need to undertake… Read More ›