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The Pope Video • Recognition of the Right of Christian Communities
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Recognition of the Right of Christian Communities
The Pope Video • Human Trafficking
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Human Trafficking
The Pope Video • Young People and the Example of Mary
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Young People and the Example of Mary.
Pope Francis – Redistribution of wealth
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) headlines... Pope Francis called for governments to do their part to aid the poor by redistributing wealth in a spirit of generosity. Pope Francis made the plea on Friday during a speech to U.N. Secretary General Ban Kai Moon. Below...
Saints are not heroes!
At least that is what Pope Francis thinks! Pope's Mass: Saints are not heroes, they are sinners that bear witness to Christ During his homily at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis talked about the path to holiness. He explained that saints are not heroes, but sinners that...
“Sell your desk!” – Francis, the Vincentian
Pope Francis told the Archbishop in charge of the Vatican’s charity, “Don’t wait for people to come ringing. You need to go out and look for the poor.'”
The Surprising Humor of St. John XXIII
The Surprising Humor of St. John XXIII - Father James Martin. SJ writes on the US Bishops blog... One night, in the late 1980s, during a retreat as a first-year Jesuit novice, I was poking around the retreat house library when I should have been praying. By chance, I...
What Francis highlighted about the two Popes
In his homily during the canonization Pope Francis highlighted things he learned from the two saints according to RomeReports POPE FRANCIS "These were two men of courage, filled with the parrhesia of the Holy Spirit, and they bore witness before the Church and the...
John Paul II, John XXIII – Vincentian trivia
John Paul II – member of the Vincent dePaul Society, beatified Ozanam; John XXIII cure a Daughter of Charity
Daughters of Charity – Relic of John Paul II
An extraordinary relic of John Paul II held by Daughters Of Charity. Sister Amelia Cicconofri, D.C. Sister Servant of the Regina Mundi Provincial House of Daughters of Charity, presents and explains the relic they are taking care of. It is a T-shirt which John Paul...
Pope’s encyclical to be on the environment
The Vatican, through the pope's press spokesman, announced that Pope Francis is working on his first encyclical, dealing with the environment. Not surprising that he chose this topic since it is a theme he has often broached. On March 16, 2013, Francis stated he chose...
Clerical abuse survivor named to Vatican
The Vatican Insider, among others, reports ... "An Irish woman who suffered sex abuse by a priest at the age of 13 talks to "Vatican Insider" about her experience. The Pope has nominated her a member of the Vatican Commission for the for the Protection of Minors" The...