Pope Encourages Seminarians: Overcome Fear, Form Good Friendships
The current “culture of the temporary” makes it more difficult than ever for young people to make lifelong commitments to...
Pope Francis
Ordaining New Priests, Pope Asks them to be Merciful
Ordaining 16 men to the priesthood, Pope Francis urged them to be merciful with the people who approach them, especially in the confessional.
Ok, What’s a Name Day? The Pope’s Just Celebrated His…
Cones raised in the air, the crowd gathered for dinner at the Sant’Egidio Community’s soup kitchen toasted Pope Francis on his name day, the feast of St. George.
Francis is Not my Preferred Pope
I would have preferred Cardinal Wilfrid Napier as pope. We all have our predilections. Take note, however, that I never wrote that I find this pope unworthy. That is for God to decide.
It is a pity that I cannot explain to Mr Tonin in The Southern Cross why I don’t like Pope Francis
The Pope of the Gospel
One of the most profound episodes in the gospels is Jesus’ encounter with the woman of dubious repute at Jacob’s Well in Samaria (John 4:5-42). There were many reasons why Jesus should not have engaged with that woman. For one thing, as she rightly noted, he was a Jew and she a Samaritan, members of groups who maintained a mutual hostility.
Pope: Don’t be Couch Potatoes, Get Up and Evangelise
Christians must be willing to move where the Spirit leads them and not be benchwarmers on the sidelines of efforts to evangelise, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Our Name Given at Baptism Gives Sense of Identity
Naming a child is an important task for parents, because it gives children a sense of identity and belonging to their family and to God, Pope Francis said.
St Grandma? Pope Cites the Famous and the ‘Saint Next Door’
Naturally, in a document on the Christian call to holiness, Pope Francis cited a heavenly host of saints – including some whose sainthood causes are ongoing and some who probably will never be canonised.
Pope: Schizoid World Brags it’s Free while Chained to Greed
Christian freedom is being free from worldly ambition, fashion and passion and being open to God’s will, Pope Francis said....
