VATICAN CITY In his formal documents, many speeches and unscripted morning homilies the past year, Pope Francis has given the church a bounty of memorable sound bites. Here’s a look at what could be the top 10 most quotable quotes. “Brothers and sisters, good evening. You all know that the duty of the conclave was […]
Top 10 things: His pet parrot, his job as a bouncer and other facts most people don’t know about Peter’s successor
Pope Francis holds a parrot handed to him by a pilgrim during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Jan. 29. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters) VATICAN CITY When Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran walked onto the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, telling the crowds in Latin: “I announce to you a […]
Avanti!: The new refrain: Go forth. Evangelize. Serve the poor. Be audacious. Do not be afraid. Smile.
Pope Francis kisses a disabled man after spotting him in the crowd and having his popemobile stop as he rode through St. Peter’s Square March 19 ahead of his inaugural Mass at the Vatican. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano) VATICAN CITY Pope Francis’ most frequent advice and exhortation to Catholics — from laypeople in parishes to bishops […]
Pope Francis, with Benedict present, creates new cardinals
VATICAN CITY — On a feast day commemorating the authority Jesus gave to St. Peter and his successors — the popes — Pope Francis created 19 new cardinals in the presence of retired Pope Benedict XVI. To the great surprise of most people present, the retired pope entered St. Peter’s Basilica about 15 minutes before […]
Manaolana | Are sacred tattoos an improper exhibition or fitting expression of faith?
Stuart Randell poses in front of his Sacred Tattoos parlor in Fremantle, Western Australia, Sept. 3. Randell’s unusual service offers designs centered on religious themes. Randell, a Catholic who has been a tattooist for 20 years, says tattoos can also be part of the healing process in people’s lives. (CNS photo/Matthew Biddle, The Record) PERTH, […]
‘Look to the cross: violence is not answered with violence’
Pope Francis leads a vigil to pray for peace in Syria Sept. 7 in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. (CNS photo by Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY — Leading a crowd in prayer for peace in Syria, Pope Francis said that war is ultimately caused by selfishness, which can be overcome only though expressions […]
Behind his headline-grabbing remarks, Pope Francis reveals a vision of the church in the world
Pope Francis meets with leaders of the Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Religious during a private audience at the Vatican June 6. Although news stories focused on leaked remarks in which the pope appeared to acknowledge the existence of a “gay lobby” at the Vatican, most of his remarks addressed concerns on church unity. […]
She picked a co-star bigger then Elvis
Benedictine Mother Dolores Hart talks with Catholic News Service about her life as an actress and religious June 6 in Washington. Inset, Dolores Hart and Elvis Presley star in the 1957 movie “Loving You.” (CNS photos/Nancy Phelan Wiechec, inset courtesy of Ignatius Press) Five decades after her last movie, actress-turned-Benedictine nun Mother Dolores Hart is […]
