VATICAN CITY — When he told Pope Francis that writing the meditations for the papal Way of the Cross service was tough, Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti of Perugia-Citta della Pieve said the pope told him, “Remember, you aren’t doing it for me, but for the church.”
Go to confession
VATICAN CITY — Go to confession. Soon. For Pope Francis, the Year of Mercy is all about sharing the experience of God’s mercy with others. But first, he wants people to experience it themselves, in the confessional.
Yes, the pope is human
VATICAN CITY — The pope is human. Pope Francis demonstrated that in Mexico, as he does wherever he goes, and most people find it attractive most of the time.
Pope Francis at the border: ‘No more death, no more exploitation’
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Speaking from the symbolic platform of the U.S.-Mexico border, Pope Francis pleaded for the plight of immigrants while warning those refusing to offer safe shelter and passage that their actions and inhospitable attitudes were bringing about dishonor and self-destruction as their hearts hardened and they “lost their sensitivity to pain.”
Building walls to keep immigrants out is ‘not Christian’
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MEXICO — As the plane carrying him back to Rome from Mexico was flying over Texas, Pope Francis insisted building walls to keep immigrants out of one’s country is un-Christian.
‘Simple, not silly’: Children’s questions become book by Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY — Children may say the darnedest things, but when it comes to questions about faith they can make even the most learned parents and priests pause.
Pope, Russian Orthodox patriarch to meet in Cuba
VATICAN CITY — After almost three decades of tense Catholic-Russian Orthodox relations, Pope Francis will meet Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Feb. 12 in Cuba on the pope’s way to Mexico.
Foot-washing ritual not limited to men, Vatican says in new decree
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Following a request by Pope Francis, the Vatican issued a decree specifying that the Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual can include “all members of the people of God,” including women — a practice already observed by the pope and many priests around the world. In a […]
Into the lion’s den: Popes meet press
Modern-day popes, from Leo XIII to Francis, bravely meet a media corps of anarchists, atheists, apostles By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Before he was elected pontiff, Pope Francis had a reputation for not liking to do interviews. “Really, I don’t give interviews. But I don’t know why. I can’t, that’s just […]
Church’s credibility found in showing mercy, Pope Francis says in new book
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.
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