by John Freund, CM | Jun 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
At his morning mass the Pope spoke of the superficial and the rigid ‘masquerade’ as Christians. There are people who “masquerade as Christians,” and sin by being excessively superficial or overly rigid, forgetting that a true Christian is a...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 26, 2013 | Church
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has established a Pontifical Commission charged with drawing up an “exhaustive” report into the juridical standing and activities of the Vatican’s financial institution, the Institute for Religious Works, more commonly known as the IOR. ...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
RomeReports – “During the Angelus, Pope Francis talked about modern day martyrs. He explained that just like John the Baptist, defended truth before the powerful, Christians too need to speak out and do the same. He specifically called on young people to...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 12, 2013 | Church
A verified summary of private comments by the Pope on a variety of sensitive issues is prompting increased media coverage. For the source texts that most commentary articles are referring to visit the following sites Whispers in the Loggia – influential source... by John Freund, CM | Jun 7, 2013 | Vincentian Family
In a powerful 1 minute video John Klink, president of the International Catholic Migration Commission, talks to Catholic News Service about Pope Francis’ special awareness of migrants’ problems. Francis himself said “I have come from the ends of the...