Being a saint doesn’t require spending long hours in prayer, but rather living life open to God in good times and in bad, Pope Francis said.
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The Francis effect on Jesuit mergers: Being more present and going to the margins
The consolidation is a work in progress. The brethren have mixed feelings about it, and their provincials know it.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis announces aid to war stricken people of South Sudan
The war has “caused a grave humanitarian crisis that has left half of the country’s population, around 7.3 million people, hungry every day.”
Posted inFaith, News
Pope to parents: Stop ‘pretending to be adolescents’
Parents must help young people see the blessing of growing into adulthood, Pope Francis told priests, religious, catechists and parish council members.
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Pope honors ‘rebel’ priests censured by the Vatican for their commitment to the poor
Pope Francis made the pilgrimage to honor two 20th-century parish priests whose commitment to the poor and powerless brought them censure from the Vatican.
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Pope Francis to visit Colombia, Chile and Peru
Pope Francis will travel to Colombia in September and he will return to South America in January for a visit to Chile and Peru.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis encourages Chancellor Merkel to continue the fight against climate change
This was the pope and chancellor’s sixth meeting.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Father James Martin: L.G.B.T. Catholics have been treated like dirt. We can do better.
One year ago, a gunman opened fire in Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., killing 49 people in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. This week, Father James Martin tells us why he was disappointed with how many church leaders spoke about the attack (very few uttered the word “gay”)—and what he’s […]
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New cardinals express church universality
Pope Francis will create five new cardinals at a consistory in Rome scheduled for June 28.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What Pope Francis’ apology would mean for Canada’s indigenous people
As an indigenous person who works for the Catholic Church, I have pondered the value of an apology to the former students of the residential schools.