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Pope tells Vincentians to adore, welcome and go #famvin400
by John Freund, CM | October 14, 2017 | News, Pope, Vincentian Family | 2 Comments
EWTN covers Pope Francis with the Vincentian Family at #famvin400 #Rome
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | October 14, 2017 | News, Pope, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Watching from the balcony isn’t enough! Pope Francis
by John Freund, CM | October 11, 2017 | Formation, Pope, Systemic change | 1 Comment
Pope Francis recently invited us to … “act personally instead of just looking and criticizing the work of others from the balcony,”
The Pope Video • Rights of workers and the unemployed
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | October 7, 2017 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
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Doers of the Word: Saints Oscar Romero and Vincent de Paul
by .famvin | Oct 14, 2018 | Church, Justice and Peace, News
On this joyful day, a reflection for all Vincentians on Saint Oscar Romero and St. Vincent de Paul: hearers and doers of the word.
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Prayer Request of the Pope – Special October Campaign #PrayForTheChurch
by .famvin | Oct 6, 2018 | Church, News, Pope
Pope Francis has asked his Worldwide Prayer Network to help all the faithful pray more intensely this month of...
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The Pope Video • Young People in Africa
by Elizabeth Astridge | Sep 8, 2018 | Church, Formation, Reflections
This month, the Pope asks us to pray that young people in Africa may have access to education and work in their own...
Know the date of your Baptism?
by John Freund, CM | Jan 12, 2014 | Pope
Do you know the date of your baptism? This was a question he asked as he began a new series of catecheses on the Sacraments in St. Peter’s Square, focusing today on the Sacrament of Baptism according to Zenit... “Baptism is the sacrament in which our faith is founded...
Verbal difference between Francis and Benedict
by John Freund, CM | Jan 8, 2014 | Pope
According to the Huffington Post...Data journalist Chris Walker conducted a word frequency analysis on the first hundred speeches of Pope Francis and Pope Benedict to get a visual representation of their priorities. Francis clearly emphasized poverty and poor far...
Pope asks permission for a Bishop
by John Freund, CM | Jan 3, 2014 | Pope
Francis named Bishop Nunzio Galantino the new secretary of the Italian bishops' conference while allowing him to serve part-time while remaining in his diocese. John Allen writes in a column in the National Catholic Reporter.... "A typical Francis footnote is that he...
The Francis list of resolutions
by John Freund, CM | Jan 2, 2014 | Pope
The Philippine blog Rappler compiles 10 of the Pope's most memorable quotes in the form of New Year's resolutions. This is the Pope Francis list. 1. Don't gossip. 2. Finish your meals. 3. Make time for others. 4. Choose the 'more humble' purchase. 5. Meet the poor 'in...
Francis – Fraternity and Peace
by John Freund, CM | Jan 1, 2014 | Pope
“In this, my first Message for the World Day of Peace, I wish to offer to everyone, individuals and peoples, my best wishes for a life filled with joy and hope. In the heart of every man and woman is the desire for a full life, including that irrepressible longing for fraternity which draws us to fellowship with others and enables us to see them not as enemies or rivals, but as brothers and sisters to be accepted and embraced.”
Pope: Mary mother of all
by John Freund, CM | Jan 1, 2014 | Pope
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis welcomed the new year Wednesday with a solemn morning mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, calling the faithful to look to Mary as a Mother to all and messenger of hope. In his homily for this, the Solemnity of the Mother of God, Pope Francis...