Pope Francis celebrated his 81st birthday today with kids being treated at the Vatican’s free pediatric clinic
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Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis on 81st birthday: “Do not take Jesus out of Christmas!”
25,000 children and pilgrim sang the pope “Happy Birthday” today in St. Peter’s Square.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis will extend the commission for the protection of children for 3 more years
Pope Francis will renew the mandate of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors for another three years, informed sources told America this week.
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Father James Martin explains what can get lost in translating Scripture
Making ancient Scripture sensible in contemporary languages will always prove a hazard-heavy challenge.
Posted inPolitics & Society
A look at America’s most popular stories of 2017
Merry Christmas, listeners! This week we are joined by Michael J. O’Loughlin, national correspondent for America, for our last episode of 2017 to discuss some of the top stories on America’s website—which he also happened to write! Our top three news stories were: Pope Francis says give to the homeless, don’t worry about how they spend […]
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Iowa bishop brings greeting from Pope Francis to ICE detention center
Bishop Pates heard a cry for help in the detention center. After he left, he called on Congress to pass the DREAM Act.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Father James Martin and Ross Douthat discuss civility in public & church discourse
Is there a duty for Christians to represent a certain kind of voice in the public discourse?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis urged Jesuits in Myanmar to convert hearts of those closed to refugees
Pope Francis said a Jesuit’s mission is to be close to the people, especially those who are suffering and forgotten because “to see them is to see Christ suffering and crucified.”
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Pope Francis: We need to go to Sunday Mass
“We don’t go to Mass to give something to God, but to receive from him that which we truly need.”
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Meet the man behind Pope Francis’ social media strategy
Bishop Paul Tighe, the secretary of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture, has been called “the Vatican’s nicest guy.”