Young girls and boys at St Matthew’s parish in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, celebrated their First Communion. With them are (from left) Patricia Cloete, Fr
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People must make “a serious examination of conscience to understand whether we are really capable of listening to the poor,” the pope said in a message for World Day of the Poor
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World Day of the Poor was first proposed in 2016 in Pope Francis’ apostolic letter for the Year of Mercy, Misericordia et misera, which calls on the faithful to “make a serious examination of conscience, to see if we are truly capable of hearing the cry of the poor”.
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On a cool Sunday afternoon at Nairobi’s Uhuru Park, thousands of worshippers have gathered for a well-publicised open-air evangelical service, or crusade, by a popular city preacher.
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Little Eden, which is home to 300 children and adults with profound intellectual disability, will present its annual Christmas concerts
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The sin of grumbling and complaining is often triggered by a desire to avoid being challenged or upset by seeing Christ’s unexpected mercy at work, Pope Francis said.
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The commandment to love one’s neighbour does not mean Christians get to choose who gets help and who doesn’t, Pope Francis said.
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Through God’s word, Christians can taste the sweetness of his love like honey and also feel the sharp sting of
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Saints include simple people “from next door, our relatives and acquaintances who now are part of that ‘immense multitude’” in
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