Tag: Pope Francis
Pope at Jubilee Closure: ‘If You Give God a Chance…He Is Ready to Start Your Life Anew’
ZENIT: “As soon as we give God the chance, He remembers us. He is ready to completely and forever cancel our sin, because his memory – unlike our own – does not record evil that has been done or keep score of injustices experienced.” Pope Francis said this during his homily for the Closure of… Read More ›
Proposed six new beatitudes from Pope Francis
Change comes from the bottom up in any culture. Our leaders can’t do that. If we live our faith it will show in how we treat others and love them. Below are six new beatitudes the pope wants us to live out. And no, he is not going to put them in the bible. It… Read More ›
Francis, Fatima and the End of the World
Does the Holy Father know something we don’t? Aleteia. At the end of April it was confirmed that Pope Francis will travel to Fatima for the one hundredth anniversary of the Marian apparitions, and it is rumored that he will use the occasion to canonize the two youngest seers, Jacinta and Francisco Marto. This week,… Read More ›
Pope Francis: Respect and listen to your Guardian Angel
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis says God has given everybody a Guardian Angel to accompany us and offer advice and protection, an Angel to whom we should listen with meekness and respect. He was speaking during his homily at Mass on Friday (2nd October) celebrated in the Santa Marta Residence. Taking his cue from Friday’s feast… Read More ›
Commemoration of St. Mary Magdalene raised to a Feast
(Vatican Radio) It was announced on Friday Pope Francis has decided to raise the celebration of the memorial of St. Mary Magdalene to the dignity of a liturgical Feast. In the modern Church calendar, saints may be commemorated with a memorial (optional or obligatory), feast, or solemnity. The decree was signed on 3 June 2016,… Read More ›
Pope Francis invokes St. John Paul II ahead of Fatima feast
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday said Our Lady of Fatima “invites us once again to turn to prayer, penance, and conversion.” The Holy Father noted the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima is commemorated this year on this Friday (13 May) during his remarks to Polish-speaking pilgrims at his General Audience. “She asks us… Read More ›
Talk is cheap
“A Christianity which ‘does’ little in practice, while incessantly ‘explaining’ its teachings, is dangerously unbalanced”—Pope Francis People need to share what they believe with others. If done in a respectful manner people tend to listen, even if they do not agree with what is being said. I like to hear what others believe or don’t… Read More ›
Pope Francis Surprises Thousands of Teens in St. Peter’s Square by Hearing Confession
We imagine the intro: “Hi, I’m Francis. My friends used to call me Jorge; did you know this is his feastday? Let’s slay some dragons — tell me your confession …” [Aleteia]VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis surprised thousands of teenagers in St. Peter’s Square by personally hearing confessions for more than an hour Saturday morning…. Read More ›
Why Are 2 Different Popes Telling Us to Read “Lord of the World”?
Aletetia: It’s a somewhat obscure apocalyptic novel, much overlooked since its publication in 1907, and yet it comes with a recommendation that just about any best-selling author would covet: the spiritual leader of the whole world says it’s a good read. And not just the current pope, the previous one too. Pope Francis raised eyebrows… Read More ›
Isaiah was no Communist!
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Wading again into the fraught issue of economic inequality and biblical teachings, Pope Francis on Wednesday (Feb. 24) spoke passionately about Isaiah’s warning to the greedy and assured thousands who gathered in St. Peter’s Square that the prophet “wasn’t a communist!” “Richness and power are realities that can be good and useful… Read More ›