Pope: Fight Your Phone Addiction
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis told high school students to break their cellphone addiction and spend more time on real communication with others and in moments of quiet, personal reflection. Young people need...
Category: Pope Francis
Pope: Jesus Replaced the Law of Revenge with the Law of Love
By Carol Glatz – The scales of justice cannot solve everything, especially when it comes to stopping a cycle of evil vengeance, Pope Francis said. “Evil knows revenge and if it is not halted, it...
Easter Vigil With the Pope: The Stones of Sin and Despair are Rolled Away
By Cindy Wooden – As individuals and as a church, it can be tempting to dwell on mistakes, failures and sins that block the fullness of life, but Easter is the proclamation that the...
Easter Monday: Continuing Easter Celebrations, Pope Again Prays for Sri Lanka
By Cindy Wooden – On Easter Monday, Pope Francis led thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square in praying for the hundreds of people who died or were injured in bomb blasts the previous day...
Urbi et Orbi: Only Risen Christ can Bring Peace to World at War
By Junno Arocho Esteves – As the machine of warfare continues to churn out more dangerous weaponry, only the power and joy of Christ’s resurrection can fill hearts with comfort and peace, Pope Francis said...
Pope: Organ Donation Fosters Culture of Life
By Junno Arocho Esteves – When done ethically and free of charge, organ donation is a selfless gesture that contributes to fostering a culture of life, Pope Francis said. Christians who donate their organs offer...
Pope to Wash Prisoners’ Feet
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis will celebrate Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper with prisoners in Velletri, about 58km south of Rome. The pope will celebrate the Mass and the foot-washing ritual at...
What Pope’s Document on Youth Says
By Cindy Wooden – The life of a young person and the vocation to which God calls each one is “holy ground” that pastors and parents must respect, nurture and encourage, Pope Francis wrote in...
Pope: All are Debtors before God’s Love, Forgiveness
By Carol Glatz – Everyone is “in debt” to God, who offers his infinite love and graces for free, Pope Francis said. “We have received so much: our existence, a father and a mother,...
Pope: Devil Targets Those who Succumb to Despair
By Carol Glatz – Sometimes Christians seem to prefer complaining and being unhappy in life, but that makes them a perfect target for the devil, Pope Francis said in a morning homily. “Desolation is...
Pope Urges Media to Fight Fake News with Objective, Accurate Reporting
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis told a group of journalists to deliver facts and objective reporting, not fake news and rumours. He encouraged the group to continue offering platforms for “a free and open...
Pope: Don’t Fear Difference, Fear Division
By Carol Glatz – No one should be afraid that God has allowed there to be different religions in the world, Pope Francis said. “But we should be frightened if we are not...
