“Do not hide old age, do not hide the fragility of old age,” Pope Francis said in his Wednesday audience. “This is a teaching for all of us.”
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Bishop McElroy says championing Pope Francis’ vision for the church led to his selection as cardinal
Bishop McElroy said he and the pope share a view that the church should focus on “more inclusion” and “outreach to people who have been alienated from the church in the past.”
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Pope Francis is remaking the College of Cardinals—and setting the stage for the eventual election of his successor
With the appointment of 16 new cardinal electors, Pope Francis continues remaking the College of Cardinals with an emphasis on the person rather than the location of the bishop.
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Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego
Bishop McElroy has demonstrated that he is one of the strongest supporters of Pope Francis’ vision of church among the American bishops.
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Spanish priest: ‘Amoris Laetitia’ allows the church to ‘untie the knots’ in Catholic morality since ‘Humanae Vitae’
‘Amoris Laetitia’ is more than a theology for marriage and family life.
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Pope Francis praises Sister Carol Keehan—a key player in Obamacare passing—at award ceremony
Carol Keehan, D.C., the former head of the Catholic Health Association who was credited with helping pass the Affordable Care Act in 2010, was recognized with the Spirit of Francis Award from Catholic Extension.
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Podcast: Archbishop Cordileone banned Nancy Pelosi from Communion. Will Pope Francis intervene?
On “Inside the Vatican” this week, host Colleen Dulle asks Gerard O’Connell how Archbishop Cordileone’s statement has been received at the Vatican and whether the Vatican will intervene.
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Pope Francis: The elderly have seen it all. If they can still have hope, we all can.
If the elderly, who have seen it all by that time, keep intact their passion for justice, then there is hope for love, and also for faith.
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Pope Francis prays for Texas shooting victims and calls for stricter gun control
“With a heart shattered over the massacre at the elementary school in Texas, I pray for the children and adults who were killed and for their families,” the pope said.
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Interview: U.S.-Vatican Ambassador Joe Donnelly on Ukraine, China and his meeting with Pope Francis
“You realize that the rest of the world is looking toward Pope Francis as maybe the one person who could end this [war], who could bring peace,” Ambassador Donnelly told Gerard O’Connell.