Christian freedom is being free from worldly ambition, fashion and passion and being open to God’s will, Pope Francis said. […]
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The past few years have been rough on The Southern Cross, as it has been on most newspapers throughout the world.
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The final words at Mass – “Go in peace” – are an invitation to Christians to proclaim God’s blessings through their lives, not an opportunity to go outside and speak ill of others, Pope Francis said
Pope: Leave Mass Praising God, Not Gossiping About Others! Read Post »
As an old man looking back over his life as a Christian, as someone who had walked and talked with Jesus, had listened to him preaching, seen him die and had experienced him as risen again — as he approached death, the apostle John found himself writing increasingly about the centrality of love.
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Jesus is risen from the dead! This message resounds in the Church the world over, along with the singing of the Alleluia: Jesus is Lord; the Father has raised him and he lives forever in our midst.
Pope Francis: Urbi et Orbi Message 2018 Read Post »
This Holy Week we will hear a lot about redemption and how Christ’s death on the cross redeemed mankind. In our modern usage, to redeem something means “to buy it back”; and in Holy Week we can use that idea.
How Christ Frees Slaves Read Post »
Despite the chill and gusts of wind in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis welcomed the beginning of spring with an
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Praying for God’s intervention takes courage, dogged persistence and patience, said Pope Francis. “If I want the Lord to listen to what I am asking him, I have to go, and go and go – knock on the door and knock on God’s heart
Pope: It Takes More than One ‘Our Father’ to Ask for God’s Help Read Post »
He is acknowledged as a great leader in Christian history — a global leader, a world statesman. The most travelled pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church was hailed for his human rights and political activism. St John Paul II was a peacemaker.
John Paul II: The Pope of Human Rights Read Post »
