Benedict XVI: “Obedience to my successor has always been unquestionable.”
Pope Francis
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Benedict: Pope Francis is better at reforming the Curia
“Practical governance was not my forte and this certainly was a weakness.”
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Mother Teresa is canonized by Pope Francis
Pope Francis has declared Mother Teresa of Calcutta a saint of the church and a model of Christian life.
Posted inFaith, News
The mercy-filled life: Mother Teresa embodied what Pope Francis teaches
“Where Mother pushed the Missionaries of Charity was to the edge, to the most difficult places…all the time, everywhere.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis’ case against the death penalty
“‘You shall not kill’ has absolute value and applies to both the innocent and the guilty.”
Posted inFaith, Synod on the Family
Top 10 takeaways from “Amoris Laetitia”
Pope Francis’s groundbreaking new document asks the church to meet people where they are and to consider the complexities of people’s lives, to consider the complexities of people’s lives and to respect people’s consciences.
Posted inPolitics & Society
Pope Francis’ border policy: it’s more complicated than you think.
The Catholic Church acknowledges and supports the right of nations to control their borders and to enforce their laws.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis makes a remarkable journey to Mexico’s margins
His presence was a message to the indigenous communities here: Pope Francis has heard of your suffering and he has said, “Enough.”
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis: Relations between Catholics and Jews “are very close to my heart.”
On his first visit to Rome’s synagogue as pope, Francis called on Catholics and Jews to “strengthen” their common “commitment for peace and justice.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Video
Vice President Biden on Pope Francis, Faith and Public Life
In this exclusive interview with Father Matt Malone, S.J., editor in chief of America, Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. discusses his thoughts on Pope Francis, as well as his Catholic faith, his upbringing, his public life and private sorrow, and his thinking about a possible presidential campaign. The interview was conducted on September 17, 2015 […]