Family: The Start of One’s Life Story, says Pope Francis
A church that lives according to the Gospel must always have its doors open and be a welcoming community, not...
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Pope: Best parties are family parties
Families need moments of rest and celebration, time for standing back and recognising the gifts of God and how well...
Pope: Poverty stems from unjust economic system, not big families
Families who have lots of children do not cause poverty, Pope Francis said. The main culprit is “an economic system...
Papa Francisco: A Dad with his Family
Nowhere can one see the results of the faith the size of a mustard seed better than in Rome. Today...
Doctrinal war with pope as ‘target’
BY FRANCIS X. ROCCA VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family will not open until October 5,...
Suicide: What the Church really teaches
BY TOM TRACY After 35 years of providing counselling and a Catholic outreach to families with a loved one who...
Synod document cites cultural and economic threats to family
By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The working document for the October 2014 extraordinary Synod of Bishops...
Fairy tales: To tell or not to tell
The old fairy tales don’t give a picture of strong women. How does the modern parent impart empowering values to...
What it was like at the World Day of Families
Five official delegates Bishop Mpako of Queenstown, Fr Chris Slater of the South African Council of Priests, Jonathan and Joyce...
