Tag: Pope Francis
Pope Francis issues dire economic warning
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) – Referring to the sin of idolatry, Pope Francis criticized the dominant economic climate where elites focus on building wealth but do little to employ youth. Such a culture also discards the elderly, writing them off as useless despite their wisdom. The Pope delivered his comments in an interview with… Read More ›
Pope Francis Evaluating A Visit To The U.S-Mexico Border Area
FOX News Latino: Pope Francis is seriously considering visiting the U.S.-Mexico border, which in the last months has become a corridor for thousands of unaccompanied children coming all the way from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and also Mexico. The pontiff has expressed concern for the critical situation of some 47,000 children who remain in the… Read More ›
The Lord prepares the soul, prepares the heart
Vatican City, Jun 13, 2014 / 10:29 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his daily homily Pope Francis reflected on the mission given to each of us personally by God. “When the Lord wants to give us a mission, wants to give us a task, He prepares us. He prepares us to do it well, as he prepared… Read More ›
Pope Francis: You cannot understand a Christian without witness
Vatican City, May 6, 2014 / 07:57 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his daily Mass Pope Francis recounted the death of St. Stephen, the Church’s first martyr, explaining that being a Christian means giving witness rather than remaining sterile within ourselves.“You cannot understand a Christian without witness,” the Pope stated in his May 6 daily homily,… Read More ›
Pope emphasizes ‘indissolubility of Christian matrimony’
Vatican City, Apr 25, 2014 / 02:48 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis on April 25 stressed the need for bishops and priests to give a “consistent witness” to Christian moral teaching, including the lifelong nature of Christian marriage, and to teach these truths “with great compassion.”“The holiness and indissolubility of Christian matrimony, often disintegrating under… Read More ›
Blessed are the poor in spirit…
3. The first Beatitude, our theme for the next World Youth Day, says that the poor in spirit are blessed for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. At a time when so many people are suffering as a result of the financial crisis, it might seem strange to link poverty and happiness. How can we… Read More ›
Sinners, yes, traitors no!
Vatican City, February 06, 2014 (Zenit.org) — During morning Mass today, Pope Francis reflected on the death of King David, inviting the faithful to ask for three graces: to die within the Church, to die with hope and to leave an inheritance of Christian witness. Regarding the first of these graces, the Holy Father said… Read More ›
Satan, Sin, and Sociology
In his first homily, given on March 14th, Pope Francis cautioned the faithful that “he who does not pray to the Lord, prays to the devil.” “When we do not profess Jesus Christ,” he further insisted, “we profess the worldliness of the devil, a demonic worldliness.” Since that day, he has spoken often of the… Read More ›
Pope Francis: Gossip, the offspring of jealousy and envy
Vatican City ( AsiaNews) – Jealousy and envy create bitterness in those who subject to them and they generate gossip”. “Gossip divides the community, it destroys the community. They are the weapons of the devil”. These were the words of Pope Francis today during morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta , in which he asked… Read More ›
Pope Francis sends golden rose to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Mexico City, Mexico, Nov 22, 2013 / 02:10 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Marc Ouellet, president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, presented a golden rose from Pope Francis to Our Lady of Guadalupe, calling the rose a sign of love, gratitude and enthusiasm. “Our hearts more than our heads know the debt of love… Read More ›