VATICAN CITY — Being ministers of God’s mercy, church members overcome “prejudice and rigidity,” taking risks like Jesus did in order to heal and to save, Pope Francis said.
Effie Caldarola: The Year of Mercy: an opportunity
FOR THE JOURNEY January can be a drag, a real letdown. The remaining Christmas cookies are stale crumbs and the tree, once so respected, has been ingloriously dragged out of the house to be recycled into mulch. One by one, the Christmas lights in the neighborhood have gone out, as if some festive power grid […]
Pope recognizes miracle needed to declare Mother Teresa a saint
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata, thus paving the way for her canonization.
Father Kenneth Doyle: Must we follow parish boundaries?
Question Corner Q: In our parish, there was an elderly man, a faithful parishioner, whose brother had come to live with him due to ill health. They were told that our parish visiting team could not come to visit the sick man and bring him Communion, since technically they lived outside our parish boundaries. This […]
Pope Francis’ 2015: Family, ecology, mostly mercy
From the heart of the universal church to the heart of Africa, the pope showed how Christians with a joyful, living faith take calculated risks, engage in discernment and even debate, and resist the natural temptation to stay safe and cozy at home.
Pope: ‘Open the gates of justice’
On a cloudy, damp morning, Pope Francis’ voice echoed in the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica: “Open the gates of justice.” With five strong thrusts, the pope pushed open the Holy Door, a symbol of God’s justice, which he said will always be exercised “in the light of his mercy.”
Father Eugene Hemrick: Welcoming those who feel unwelcomed
When we speak of serving the poor, we usually envision collecting donations, creating parish food pantries, gathering clothing, providing housing and contributing a variety of services to those in need..
Father Kenneth Doyle: How should Christians respond to ISIS?
Q: What is the Christian response to ISIS? (Harrisonburg, Virginia) A: The Christian response to ISIS is to deplore their violence and to seek the most effective means to stop it. In March 2015, in what was seen as an unusually blunt endorsement of military action, the Vatican’s representative to the United Nations in Geneva […]
At Bangui mosque, pope prays for ‘salam,’ peace
Pope Francis ended his visit to the violence-torn Central African Republic with cries for peace and pleas for a mercy that seeks and grants forgiveness.
‘Lay down these instruments of death!’
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service BANGUI, Central African Republic — Put down the weapons of war and work for justice, Pope Francis urged the people of the Central African Republic. “Even when the powers of hell are unleashed, Christians must rise to the summons, their heads held high, and be ready to brave blows […]
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