by John Freund, CM | Apr 8, 2013 | Pope
“In Argentina, they say that if you want to understand the priestly soul of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, then you have to know the villas miserias, literally “villas of misery,” meaning the slums in Buenos Aires where the poorest of the poor are found...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 8, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Pope
(Vatican Radio) For the Christian, “making progress” means “lowering oneself” on the road of humility in order allow God’s love to emerge and be clearly seen. This was the central focus of Pope Francis’ homily on Monday morning at Mass in the...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 7, 2013 | Pope
And what we might expect… A fascinating look at Pope Francis’ thought about the Church from a pre-conclave speech given to his then-brother cardinals, has been released with his permission on Radio Vaticana. The following points are from the  Popes own...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 7, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Pope
The Daughters of Charity site writes … “Saint Vincent and Saint Louise wanted the Daughters of Charity to be Daughters of the Church and Daughters of the Parish. Wherever they were sent, they worked in the ministry of the local church, “for the pleasure of...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 6, 2013 | Pope
(Vatican Radio)Â Below we publish a translation of a communique issued Friday morning by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: The Holy Father today received in audience Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Mueller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 6, 2013 | Pope
The AP reports …”Pope Francis on Saturday named a Spanish Franciscan to be the No. 2 at the Vatican’s office for religious orders, his first appointment to the Vatican bureaucracy badly in need of a shakeup. “Jose Rodriguez, who also was...
