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.
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.”
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 […]
Magical Krakow!
World Youth Day host city attractive destination for travelers, pilgrims By Nancy Wiechec Catholic News Service KRAKOW, Poland — Guide Ewa Basiura grasped a heavy iron cuff chained to the side of St. Mary’s Basilica. “Any idea what this was used for?” she asked her American tour group. No one ventured an answer. This is […]
Honor your martyrs by putting faith into action, Francis tells Ugandans
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service KAMPALA, Uganda — As Pope Francis encouraged Ugandan Christians to draw inspiration from the 19th-century Ugandan Martyrs, he carried with him graphic images of the horrors the 45 Anglican and Catholic martyrs endured. The pope made an early morning visit Nov. 28 to the Anglican shrine and museum located […]
Pope blesses St. Marianne statue in D.C.
Pope Francis paused on the second day of his Sept. 22-27 whirlwind trip to the United States to gaze on a bronze likeness of Molokai’s St. Marianne Cope embracing an orphaned Kalaupapa girl, bless it, and place his hand on the child’s head.
Photo: Papal blessing
Bishop Larry Silva blesses a painting of Pope Francis in the downtown Honolulu chancery lobby, Oct. 27.
Synod report urges moral discernment in remarriage cases
While not specifically mentioning the controversial proposal of a path toward full reconciliation and Communion for the divorced and civilly remarried, members of the Synod of Bishops on the family handed Pope Francis a report emphasizing an obligation to recognize that not all Catholics in such a situation bear the same amount of blame.
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