Doubts can be “a sign that we want to know God better and more deeply.”
Pope Francis
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
How does Pope Francis write his homilies? No surprise, he starts with listening.
Pope Francis: “If you do not listen to people, how can you preach?”
Posted inFaith, Signs Of the Times
‘Bad Spirit’ in the Church?
The church is not a prop for one’s ego, a soapbox for ideas or a suit of armor protecting a sad life, Pope Francis said in an interview published in the Nov. 18 edition of Avvenire, an Italian Catholic newspaper. “The church exists only as an instrument for communicating God’s merciful plan to the people.” […]
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Reading Dante in the Year of Mercy
Dante, praised by Pope Francis as a “prophet of hope,” beautifully conveys the spirit of the Year of Mercy.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis: The Year of Mercy affirmed the dignity and sacredness of human life
Pope Francis said the visit with women rescued from human trafficking and his visit to a neonatal ward were stands out in a Year of Mercy.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis releases apostolic letter, extending Year of Mercy provisions and calling for a “World Day of the Poor.”
Pope Francis is calling on Catholics to usher in a cultural revolution of mercy.
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Pope Francis closes the Year of Mercy, reminding us that Jesus’ mercy is always open wide
“Even if the Holy Door closes, the true door of mercy, which is the heart of Christ, always remains open wide for us.”
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Pope Francis to new cardinals: Love the stranger and fight against exclusion
Pope Francis created 17 new cardinals from 14 countries and all continents, including three from the United States.
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Pope Francis: Fragile egos, power grabbers, sad sacks are cancer in the church
Some reactions to his apostolic exhortation, “Amoris Laetitia,” continue to reflect a lack of understanding about how the Holy Spirit has been working in the church since the Second Vatican Council.
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A new U.S. cardinal says Pope Francis has many more fans than foes
Cardinal-designate Joseph Tobin does not hold back when expressing his admiration for Pope Francis.