The pope’s first comments on Syria since the missile attacks
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Cardinal Tobin warns against temptation to shrink Catholic community to pure members
At Villanova, the Newark archbishop spoke of “paradigm shifts” in the church and said “only the Lord” can judge who belongs among the faithful.
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Chilean abuse victims welcome Pope Francis’ letter, call for zero tolerance
Pope Francis’ letter asked “forgiveness of all those I have offended” and said he hoped to “be able to do it personally in the coming weeks.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis admits ‘serious errors’ in handling of Chilean sex abuse cases
Pope Francis admitted that he had badly misjudged the situation in Chile, or as he put it: “I fell into serious errors in the evaluation and perception of the situation, due especially to the lack of true and balanced information.”
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A look at life on the U.S.-Mexico border
Our Apr. 11 guest is J.D. Long-García, a senior editor at America. We discuss his recent article, “What life is like on the U.S.-Mexico border.” Listen to the show live on Wednesday at 1:00 PM EST on The Catholic Channel Sirius XM 129, or return to this page for the podcast. We also discuss these […]
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Pope Francis’ new exhortation on holiness is deeply Ignatian
Examining “Gaudete et Exsultate” from the viewpoint of St. Ignatius’ meditation on the two standards.
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Pope Francis denounces chemical weapons attack in Syria
A suspected chemical-weapon attack occurred late April 7 when Syrian army warplanes bombed the eastern town of Douma.
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Pope Francis’ new exhortation warns against modern problems caused by ancient heresies
This is not the first time that Francis has drawn attention to the persistence of Gnosticism and Pelagianism.
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What does it mean to be holy? For Pope Francis, it’s personal, but not done alone.
The call to holiness is at once personal and communal—pushing us to actively build the kingdom of God.
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Pope Francis wants you to be holy online. Here’s how.
Stop trolling, resist gossiping and consider putting down your device altogether.