South African Bishops to Meet Pope in May 2021
The bishops of Southern Africa will travel to Rome next May to meet with Pope Francis and heads of Vatican dicasteries to report on the state of the Church in their dioceses and pastoral territories,...
Category: Pope Francis
Pope: Common Good, Not Greed, Must Motivate Search for Vaccine
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The common good – and not political or economic gain – should be at the heart of the race to find a vaccine for Covid-19, Pope Francis said. During his weekly...
Pope: Young People Have Lessons to Teach the Church
By Cindy Wooden – Young Catholics are giving the church a valuable lesson in the real meaning of “synodality,” Pope Francis wrote. “They have asked us in a thousand ways to walk alongside them – not...
Pope: Gossip is a Tool of the Devil to Divide the Church
By Cindy Wooden – Gossip is “a plague worse than Covid,” Pope Francis said, asserting that while speaking ill of others comes almost naturally, it is a tool of the devil to divide the...
Pope: Economy Must Place People Above Idols Of Finance
By Junno Arocho Esteves – As many people around the world face economic uncertainty due to the pandemic, a paradigm shift is needed that places the good of the many over the benefit of the...
Pope Calls For Day Of Prayer, Fasting For Lebanon
By Cindy Wooden – Pope Francis has asked Catholics and all people of goodwill to observe Sept. 4 as a day of prayer and fasting for Lebanon. As Pope Francis greeted people gathered in the...
Pope To Take His Post-Pandemic Pleas To Global Stage
By Cindy Wooden – When he addresses, via video message, the UN General Assembly on September 15, Pope Francis is expected to speak about using the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to rethink economic, political and...
Pope: Cross Is a Sign Of God’s Love, Not a Superstitious Ornament
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Christ’s cross is a powerful symbol of God’s love for humanity and not just a decoration or trinket, Pope Francis said. While Christians often hang a crucifix on the wall or...
Public Invited To Attend Pope’s Weekly General Audiences Starting September 2
By Carol Glatz – Twenty-six weeks after his last weekly general audience in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis will resume his audiences with the public present, but in a Vatican courtyard. The Prefecture of the...
Pope: We Cannot Stand By and Watch
By Carol Glatz – Christians cannot stand idly by and watch as millions of people are deprived of their basic needs because of others’ greed, Pope Francis said. “When the obsession to possess and dominate excludes...
Pope: Who is Jesus For You?
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Aug. 23, 2020. The pope prayed for people persecuted for their faith,...
Pope Reaches Out To Bishop In Troubled Mozambique Region
A phone call gave Bishop Luiz Lisboa of Pemba, Mozambique, some consolation in the midst of an ongoing, worsening disaster. Pemba is the capital of Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province, which is facing increasing violence,...
