This month, the Pope asks us to pray that priests, who experience fatigue and loneliness in their pastoral work, may...

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“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For People Living on the Margins.
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“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For a Eucharistic Life.
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“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For the abolition of torture.
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jul 7, 2018 | Church, Formation, Reflections
This month, the Pope asks us to pray that priests, who experience fatigue and loneliness in their pastoral work, may...
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jun 9, 2018 | Church, Formation, Reflections
This month, the Pope asks us to pray that social networks may work towards that inclusiveness which respects others...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 22, 2018 | Reflections, Social, Social Media
They were all there waiting for me,” the Pope said. “When I arrived, they made noise, as young people do. I went to greet them and only a few gave their hand. The majority were with their cellphones (saying), ‘photo, photo, photo. Selfie!’
by John Freund, CM | Mar 28, 2013 | Pope
Pope Francis to jailed teens: I wash your feet to remind you that we have to help each other. During his homily, the Pope explained why he would wash the feet to 12 of them, the same gesture Jesus made at the Last Supper. “What does this mean? Read the Vatican...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 28, 2013 | Formation, Pope
During the Chrism Mass Pope Francis asked priests to go to the “outskirts,” where they are most needed. Words reminiscent of Frederic "Let us go to the poor". “Dear priests, may God the Father renew in us the Spirit of holiness with whom we have been anointed. May...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 25, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Pope
A Daughter of Charity writes about Pope Francis and the Virtues of a Daughter of Charity. Her text... Yes, I was shocked by the resignation (retirement) of Pope Benedict XVI and am delighted at who the cardinals have chosen as the new pope. Did you do...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 24, 2013 | Pope
A comparison of Pope Francis and St. Vincent on mercy Pope Francis views morality as response to God's mercy Value of Mercy according to Vincent de Paul recently translated from a Spanish study. Pope Francis views morality as response to God's mercy . Christian...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 22, 2013 | Pope, Vincentian Family
John L. Allen Jr. offers thoughts on Challenges to vision of a 'Poor Church for the Poor' "How I would like a poor church for the poor," Francis said. It's a fitting sentiment for a pope who took his name from Francis of Assisi, a saint renowned for his love affair...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 21, 2013 | Pope
“Dialogue is born from an attitude of respect for the other person, from a conviction that the other person has something good to say. In order to dialogue it is necessary to know how to lower the defenses, open the doors of your house, and offer human warmth.”' From...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 19, 2013 | Pope
Francis "will be a great Pope": Clelia Luro de Podesta weighs in on the new pontiff Maybe to the new generation of Christian militants accompanying the slum priests, Monseñor Jerónimo Podestá's name doesn't mean much. But those who have been kicking around...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 18, 2013 | Pope
If the plans for his inaugural Mass -- expected to attract 1 million people to St. Peter's Square on Tuesday -- are any indication, it seems Pope Francis is setting three key themes for the event: simplicity, ecumenism and mercy, Joshua J. McElwee writes in the NCR....
by John Freund, CM | Mar 18, 2013 | Pope
The London Guardian reports...His parishioners from the barrio of Buenos Aires where he was born and cut his political teeth say Pope Francis is likely to usher in the most radical change in the Catholic church in more than 50 years from the barrio of Buenos Aires...