Pope Francis: To Seek Status over Service is a Spiritual Illness
Do good from a spirit of service, not from a desire for personal glory, Pope Francis said at his Angelus. In his message before the Angelus prayer...
Category: Pope Francis
President Biden and Pope Francis Scheduled to Meet October 29
By Carol Zimmermann – President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will have an audience with Pope Francis on October 29, the day before the G20...
Pope: Church Must Respect Other Cultures, Not Impose Itself
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Christian freedom means respecting other cultures and traditions rather than finding ways to impose “one’s own model of life as though it...
Pope: Faith is Not a Bargaining Chip with God
By Carol Glatz – People should ask themselves whether their faith has become a “commercial relationship” with God or if it is a relationship built on freedom, love...
Pope Opens Synod Process With Mass
By Carol Glatz – A synod calls on everyone to become experts in “the art of encounter” in a way that is uplifting and transformative, Pope Francis...
Pope’s popularity among Catholics virtually unchanged from early 2021
By Mark Pattison – The percentage of Catholic Americans who viewed Pope Francis favourably in September differs little, if at all, from the results of a similar...
Pope to Name St Irenaeus of Lyon a Doctor of the Church
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Pope Francis said he intends to declare as a doctor of the church St Irenaeus of Lyon, the second-century theologian known for...
After meeting pope, Cancellor Merkel says they discussed abuse, climate change
After meeting privately with Pope Francis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters that one of the issues they discussed was the importance of the church addressing the...
Pope and Religious Leaders Plead for Peace at Colosseum
By Cindy Wooden – Standing in front of Rome’s Colosseum, Pope Francis called on members of all the world’s religions to be courageous enough to set aside...
Pope: Church’s Inability to Put Victims First is a Moment of Shame
By Carol Glatz – The Catholic Church’s inability to make victims of abuse their top concern is a cause for intense shame, Pope Francis said. In the...
Pope: Jesus is the Source of Truth that Sets People Free
By Carol Glatz – By remaining in Jesus, Christians are free because his truth transforms their lives and guides them away from the slavery of sin toward...
Pope prays for victims of abuse in France
By Cindy Wooden – Pope Francis prayed for the tens of thousands of victims of clerical sexual abuse in France and urged the Catholic Church in the...
