The Pope Francis Interview

So many words! So much spin! All set in motion by a 10,000 word interview with Pope Francis. No doubt the torrent will pick up pace. In places the interview seems to echo the words of another Pope some 50 years ago. “Scrape the barnacles of history off the bottom of...

Who said this? Pope Francis? Vincent?

The poor are “privileged teachers of our knowledge of God; their fragility and simplicity unmask our egoism, our false sense of security, our purported self-sufficiency, and lead us to experience the nearness and tenderness of God.” Pope Francis.  ...

Pope Francis on economic inequality

Pope Francis has, in the short time since his election, has amassed so much teaching on a single subject: economic inequality. Bishop McElroy of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops  presents five essential...

Pope writes to Putin

Pope Francis wrote to President Putin with the expectation that his words be shared with the others at the g20 Summit. “It is regrettable that, from the very beginning of the conflict in Syria, one-sided interests have prevailed and in fact hindered the search for a...

Pope – Day of prayer/fasting for peace

Pope Francis has called for a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, in the entire Mideast region, and throughout the whole world to be held this coming Saturday, September 7th, 2013. Speaking ahead of the traditional Angelus prayer with pilgrims gathered in St...
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