The president of Microsoft, Brad Smith, told Pope Francis that a “human voice” was needed to speak up in the world of technology today. “A human voice like that of the church” with its...
Church / Liturgy / Mass / Pope Francis
by hazelelponiSC · Published February 17, 2019 · Last modified February 15, 2019
The sacred liturgy is meant to help the people of God conform their heart, mind and actions more closely to Christ, Pope Francis said. “We know that it is not enough to change liturgical...
Prayer is not just a private and intimate dialogue between a person and God, but rather an opportunity for Christians to bring the needs of others before the Lord, Pope Francis said. “There is...
A life lived selfishly, corruptly or filled with hate is a life that is useless, shrivels up and dies, Pope Francis said in a morning homily. On the other hand, life has meaning and...
The choice to follow God in life is not just a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity but a decision that is made every day, Pope Francis said. Christians truly encounter Jesus through concrete events in life that...
Being a Christian does not mean life will be just a big endless party, Pope Francis said. There will be good times and bad as well as moments of isolation, anguish or confusion, the...
A priest must be able to see the people around him as his children, as brothers and sisters, and must be willing to risk everything for them out of love, Pope Francis said in...
Church / Online / Pope Francis
by asiel · Published January 28, 2019 · Last modified January 25, 2019
Social media are anti-social, anti-human and anti-Christian when they are used to increase differences, fuel suspicion, spread lies and vent prejudice, Pope Francis said in his message for World Communications Day. The Catholic Church...
Young men and women in the church can bring the joy of the Gospel to the world by showing that God’s love extends to all people and excludes no one, Pope Francis said. “By...
To pray well, people need to have the heart of a child – a child who feels safe and loved in a father’s tender embrace, Pope Francis said. If people have become estranged from...
A few decades of respectful Catholic-Jewish dialogue pale in comparison to “19 centuries of Christian anti-Judaism,” Pope Francis said, so Catholics must continue to ask forgiveness and forge new bonds of respect and friendship...
Church / Pope Francis / Prayer
by Jael SC · Published January 17, 2019 · Last modified January 15, 2019
Christians are not better than other people, but they do know that God is their Father and they are called “to reflect a ray of his goodness in this world thirsting for goodness, waiting...
