Pope Francis speaking at the end of the Way of the Cross at Rome rsquo s Coliseum prayed for the Christian men women and children ndash ldquo our brothers who are persecuted beheaded and crucified for their faith in you Jesus before our eyes and often with our silent complicity rdquo Tens
Gerard O’Connell
Gerard O’Connell is America’s senior Vatican correspondent and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave That Changed History. He has been covering the Vatican since 1985.
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Cantalamessa: Christians Are Being Killed in Many Countries and the World is Silent.
Jesus over came violence by ‘exposing all its injustice and futility.’
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Pope Francis Washes the Feet of Women and Men Inmates in Rome Prison
Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 inmates ndash six women and the child of one of them and six men ndash in Rome rsquo s Rebibbia prison on Holy Thursday and shook hands kissed and embraced hundreds of the detainees amid scenes of great emotion The prisoners welcomed him with v
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Pope Francis Tells Priests how to Deal with ‘Tiredness’
Pope Francis on Holy Thursday spoke about the ldquo tiredness rdquo or quot weariness quot that Catholic priests experience in their daily ministry often in very difficult and dangerous situations and offered advice on how they should deal with it He did so in an incisive and profound homily
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The Quality of Mercy
On March 13, Pope Francis surprised the world by proclaiming a year-long Jubilee of Mercy. Since then he has begun to give indications, in homilies and talks, as to what this entails.As I write, the formal bull of indiction has not yet been published. That will be done on April 12, the Second Sunday
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The Vatican Defends the Appointment of Chile’s Bishop Barros
Critics charge Barros had been involved in the cover-up of the abuse of minors.
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Pope Appoints Cardinal Versaldi as Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education
The church operates the world’s largest non-governmental school system.
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Gänswein: Pope Francis is Full of Surprises and Some Unpredictability
An interview with the pope’s private secretary in La Nación
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Pope: ‘Humility Is God’s Way, and Must Be the Way of Christians’
ldquo Humility is above all God rsquo s Way rdquo and it ldquo must be the way of Christians rdquo Pope Francis said in his homily at mass on Palm Sunday in St Peter rsquo s Square attended by some 100 000 pilgrims and followed on TV by an estimated global audience of hundreds of millions The
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A Unique Chalice for Pope Francis’ Visit to New York
In a highly original initiative ahead of Pope Francis rsquo visit to New York in September Catholics from across the United States are being given an opportunity to donate small personal silver coins or objects that can be used in the making of the chalice that he will use when he celebrates mas