Pope to Journalists: Be Responsible, Avoid Ideological Warfare
Journalists must meticulously uphold their craft of responsible reporting and not be tempted into partisan or ideological warfare, Pope Francis said.
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Pope: The Holy Spirit Offers Gifts!
Pope Francis asked Catholics to recognise and be thankful for the undeserved gift of the Holy Spirit they received with the sacrament of confirmation.
Live Like a Christian Doesn’t Mean Having a Prayer Card Face
While the call to live like a Christian is “the same as saying to live ‘like a saint,'” it does not mean “having a face like on a prayer card,” the pope said in his homily during morning Mass at Domus Sanctae Marthae.
Pope Worried by Selfie Culture
Meeting with priests and lay leaders of the diocese of Rome, the pope said he realised the negative social implications of technology a few days earlier when he was greeting teens participating in a programme of the international network of Scholas Occurrentes.
SACBC’s Khanya House staff celebrate Church’s 200 years
Staff members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) head office, Khanya House in Pretoria, celebrated 200 years of the Catholic Church in Southern Africa.
Pope: Church is a Mother, not a Bachelor
The church must “remain female” and “have this attitude of a wife and mother” who nurtures her children, the pope said in his homily during a morning Mass commemorating the feast of Mary, Mother of the Church.
Pope Francis is ‘the Most Fearless Man I Ever Met,’ says filmmaker
Pope Francis, the subject of a new documentary by German filmmaker Wim Wenders, is “the most fearless man I ever met,” the director said in a segment of the CBS newsmagazine “60 Minutes”.
Following in St Isidore’s Footsteps
We had a vegetable garden in our own backyard at home and I assisted with that. Planting the flowers (from seed) was my specialty. I still remember watching the alyssum, zinnias, snapdragons and other flowers come to life.
Pope: The Devil is a Big Loser, But He Still Manages to Trick People
The devil “seduces us; he knows how to appeal to our vanity and curiosity and we buy it all,” the pope said during his homily at Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae where he lives.
