By Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 14, 2023 / 06:00 am Pope Francis prayed Sunday that the recently signed cease-fire between Israelis and Palestinians will be maintained and that “the weapons will be silenced.” “In the past few days, we have once again witnessed armed conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians in which innocent people have... Continue Reading →
United in prayer: Pope adds Coptic Orthodox martyrs to Catholic calendar
Pope Francis has continued his predecessors’ serious commitment to ecumenical dialogue, but he also makes ecumenical gestures that underline that seriousness.United in prayer: Pope adds Coptic Orthodox martyrs to Catholic calendar
Pope Francis: Jesus calls us to set our sights on heaven
After the prayer, the Holy Father noted two beatifications that happened on Saturday, one in Spain and one in Uruguay. The first bishop of Uruguay, Bishop Jacinto Vera, was beatified in Montevideo. The bishop, who died in 1881, “witnessed to the gospel with powerful missionary ideals in the very difficult times of civil war,” the... Continue Reading →
TEXT: ‘Don’t be couch potatoes!’ Pope Francis urges youth
Nowadays there is a great temptation to be satisfied with a cell phone and a few friends. Even if many people are willing to settle for that, or even if you are too, it is not good or healthy. There is one important element of training that you, Krisztina, reminded us of, when you said... Continue Reading →
Pope names members of Dicastery for Evangelization’s first section
Pope Francis has appointed 19 people as members of the Dicastery for Evangelization’s first section and has named another 15 as consultants.Pope names members of Dicastery for Evangelization’s first section
Recovering pope celebrates triumph of hope at Easter vigil Mass
By Crux Staff, April 8, 2023 ROME – Just one week after he left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital after struggling to breathe due to a bout of bronchitis, Pope Francis celebrated the victory of hope over despair, of life over death, during an Easter vigil Mass Saturday. “Today the power of Easter summons you to roll... Continue Reading →
As the pope left the hospital, this happened
Delia Gallagher posted this on social media yesterday. As my friend Tony Rossi noted: “This is a more important theology lesson than anything you’ll read in a book written by someone with umpteen degrees.” Pope Francis, leaving Gemelli hospital, comforts & prays with a couple who just lost their daughter, Angelica, last night. pic.twitter.com/QzNcNj2UdT —... Continue Reading →
Update: Pope Francis to continue treatment at hospital, Vatican says
As of Thursday morning, the pope’s agenda lists no appointments for the day for March 30. He is still scheduled to preside over a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on April 2 for Palm Sunday and to give the usual Sunday Angelus address. “In recent days Pope Francis has complained of some difficulty breathing and... Continue Reading →
Pope hospitalized for respiratory infection, Vatican says
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After having difficulty breathing, Pope Francis went to Rome’s Gemelli hospital March 29 where he was diagnosed with a respiratory infection that will be treated in the hospital for several days, the Vatican press office said. In the past few days, the statement said, “Pope…Pope... Continue Reading →
Pope Francis updates ‘vos estis’ procedures on sexual abuse, ‘culture of impunity is over’
Boston Cardinal Seán P O’Malley, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, speaks with reporters in Asunción, Paraguay, on March 13 2023, after inaugurating the Center for Studies on Human Dignity and Prevention of Abuse at the Catholic University of Asunción. (CNS photo/Courtesy of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors)Pope... Continue Reading →