By Gina Christian OSV News Pope Francis said he is not open to the possibility of ordaining women as deacons, weeks after authorizing several Vatican study groups to look into that issue and others as part of the Synod on Synodality — although “women have always had … the function of deaconesses without being deacons,” […]
Talk story: Desperate Haitians need global support, prayers
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I am thinking of Haiti, where a state of emergency is in force and the population is desperate because of the collapse of the health system, the shortage of food, and the violence that drives people to flee.” (Pope Francis, April 28) In his continual prayers for all those in war-torn […]
Libraries must be open to all, pontiff urges
Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The troves of knowledge stored in archives and libraries must be made available and accessible to all people, especially as they increasingly depend on technological means for their knowledge, Pope Francis said. Scholars overseeing archives and managing libraries must have “a great openness to discussion and dialogue,” Pope Francis […]
Faith called essential to Christian life
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The greatest enemy of faith is fear, Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience. That is why faith is the first gift “that must be welcomed and asked for daily, so that it may be renewed in us. It is seemingly a small gift, yet […]
Families must pursue love, togetherness, pope says
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Meeting with thousands of Italian grandparents and their children and grandchildren, Pope Francis insisted repeatedly, “Love makes us better.” “Love makes us better; it makes us richer, and it makes us wiser, at any age,” he said April 27 to the young and old who filled […]
Pontiff, Council of Cardinals discuss women’s role in church
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis and his international Council of Cardinals continued their discussions about the role of women in the church, listening to women experts, including a professor who spoke about how culture impacts women’s roles and status. The pope and the nine-member Council of Cardinals invited women, […]
Temperance is enriching, not dull, Pope Francis says
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Exercising the virtue of temperance is not a recipe for a boring life, Pope Francis said, but rather it is the secret to enjoying every good thing. If one wants “to appreciate a good wine, savoring it in small sips is better than swallowing it all […]
Easter message: Pope Francis prays for peace amid ‘absurdity’ of war
By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Just as Jesus removed the stone that sealed his tomb on the morning of the Resurrection, on Easter Christ alone “has the power to roll away the stones that block the path to life” and which trap humanity in war and injustice, Pope Francis said. Through […]
Saints embrace virtues, pope says
By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The saints are not unreachable “exceptions of humanity” but ordinary people who worked diligently to grow in virtue, Pope Francis said. It is wrong to think of the saints as “a kind of small circle of champions who live beyond the limits of our species,” […]
Pope recalls early years, looks to future
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Asked to reminisce about his life and where he was at key moments in history, the 87-year-old Pope Francis obliged, but also used the opportunity to talk about the lessons the events hold today and his hope for the future. The book, “Life: My Story Through […]
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