It is the third Holy Thursday that Francis has spent at a detention center, part of his longstanding emphasis on ministering to prisoners.
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Pope Francis: “Find joy in the little things”
Pope Francis offered a powerful Holy Thursday message today at the Vatican during his Chrism Mass homily: Find joy in the little things.
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Pope Francis at Chrism Mass: find joy in the “little things.”
“By taking one small step, we make God’s mercy overflow in situations of desolation.”
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Father James Martin appointed by Pope Francis to Vatican department for communications
On April 12, Pope Francis appointed James Martin, S.J., America’s editor at large, as a consulter to the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communications.
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Pope Francis opens a laundromat
The pope has a laundromat to serve homeless and poor around the Vatican.
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Faithful storm out of Mass in Italy after priest criticizes Pope Francis
The congregation shouted “Shame, shame!” at the Rev. Edward Pushparaj when he said Pope Francis had only been “bad” for the Catholic Church.
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Deadly Egypt attacks won’t deter Cairo visit by Pope Francis
Despite recent and repeated terrorist attacks against Egypt’s minority Christian communities, Pope Francis will not cancel his visit to Egypt.
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Pope Francis: Scientists must defend creation from distorted use by biotech
Humility, courage and openness are crucial in creating harmony between social, scientific and political bodies, the pope said.
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Feels like I got hit by a truck. Literally. Jesuitical Ep. 7
You’ve probably said it. You wake up—head pounding, body sore. “I feel like I got hit by a truck.” Well, Katie McKenna actually got run over by a truck. An 18-wheeler to be exact. This week on jesuitical, we talk with Katie about her aptly named memoir How to Get Run Over by a Truck. […]