Francis showed us how to risk simply embracing the hurting world. No explaining, just loving.
Pope Francis
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What did Pope Francis mean when he said the unborn and the poor are equally sacred?
A prophetic pro-life stance “has no limits,” while an “ideological approach” zeroes in on particulars.
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Father of Alfie Evans begs Pope Francis for help to save his son
The father asked for “asylum” in Italy so his seriously ill son may receive care and “not be euthanized” in England.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis: Respect the lives of Vincent Lambert and Alfie Evans
Highlighting the plight of a seriously ill toddler in Great Britain and a severely brain-damaged man in France, Pope Francis called for greater respect for every patient’s life and dignity.
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‘Is my dad in heaven,’ little boy asks pope
“God is the one who says who goes to heaven,” the pope explained.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Pope Francis turns the corner on the abuse scandal
What makes the Barros case so important is that if the pope removes him from office, it will be the first time a Catholic prelate has been explicitly cashiered because he covered up abuse by others.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis is “deeply disturbed” by international failure to reach peace in Syria
The pope’s first comments on Syria since the missile attacks
Posted inDispatches, Faith
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.”