Pope: Refusing God’s Generosity is a Sin
In life, Christians face the choice of either being open to encountering God’s generosity or closed in on their own interests, Pope Francis said. The banquet that Jesus often refers to in his parables...
Category: Pope Francis
Our Head of Church, Pope Francis has an uncanny way of speaking in a direct, Christ-centered way. We feature his papal audiences, Angelus talks, homilies and interviews.
Pope: Catechism Will be Updated to Include Ecological Sins, Hate Sins
Following through on a proposal made at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, Pope Francis said there are plans to include a definition of ecological sins in the church’s official teaching. “We should...
Pope: Start with Empathy, Not Contempt
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Christians who preach the Gospel must see people who do not know Christ as children of God and not as nonbelievers worthy of hostility and contempt, Pope Francis said....
All Of Life Should Be Journey Toward God
By Carol Glatz – Jesus invites everyone to always go to him, which, Pope Francis said, also means no longer making life revolve around oneself. “What direction is my journey going? Do I only try...
Pope: Jesus’ Saving Love is Real, Concrete
Jesus’ love for each person is a concrete love, a love that is addressed to each person “with their first and last name,” Pope Francis said. Celebrating Mass in the chapel of the Domus...
Pope adds Feast of Our Lady of Loreto to Universal Calendar
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis has approved adding the December 10 feast of Our Lady of Loreto to all calendars and liturgical books for the celebration of the Mass and the Liturgy of...
Pope: The Holy Spirit is in Control of the Church
By Carol Glatz – The Holy Spirit guides the Catholic Church’s mission, pointing the way to evangelise new lands and opening people’s hearts to be transformed by Christ, Pope Francis said. Pray to the...
Pope: The Question of Death is also a Question of Life
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Death is not a topic that should be avoided but a reminder that cures men and women from any illusion of being all-powerful, Pope Francis said. While today’s worldly...
Pope: Like Water, Christians Become Stagnant If Not Moving
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Christians can become stagnant if they do not have the crashing waves of hope moving in their lives, Pope Francis said. “Hope is this living in tension, always; knowing that...
Pope: Mind Your Own Business Each Day to Grow in Holiness
By Cindy Wooden – Too often Catholics know what is going on in their neighbour’s house but pay little or no attention to the normal spiritual struggles going on in their own hearts and souls,...
Pope Apologises That Statues Were Vandalised, Says They Were Recovered
By Cindy Wooden – Pope Francis apologised that two men entered a church near the Vatican, took controversial statues and tossed them into the Tiber River. “As bishop of the diocese, I apologise,” he said,...
Vatican Notes Growing Ecumenical Consensus On What ‘Church’ Means
By Cindy Wooden – Working for Christian unity and engaging in formal theological dialogues to promote it obviously raises questions about what the nature and mission of the church is. In a project that took...
