Pope Francis draws inspiration, especially from psalms and legal texts, to remind humans of our shared status with creation.
Pope Francis
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis: St. Bakhita shows us how to escape our own slavery
St. Bakhita was able to experience service not as slavery, but as an expression of the free gift of self.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis calls for ‘the immediate release’ of all hostages taken by Hamas, expresses concern for Gaza civilians
Pope Francis today called for “the immediate release” of the more than 100 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas into Gaza and, at the same time, expressed his deep concern at the “total siege” imposed by Israel on Gaza.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Poland’s new cardinal: Pope Francis’ critics behave ‘completely unjustly’
“We behave completely unjustly, unjustly toward the pope because the opposition to him is always based on one or two phrases taken out of context,” Cardinal Ryś said in an exclusive interview America.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
What LGBT couples might look for in Catholic blessings
When Catholic same-sex couples seek a blessing from a priest, it often flows from a deep faith in God.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis calls for end to conflict in Israel and Gaza: ‘Every war is a defeat’
As the death toll rises in Israel, Pope Francis prayer for the families of the victims and “for all those who are living through hours of terror and anxiety.”
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
Pope Francis delivers a message of despair in ‘Laudate Deum.’ We ignore it at our peril.
In ‘Laudate Deum,’ Pope Francis takes direct aim at the failure of human action on climate change on the global level.
Posted inFaith, Synod Diary
Synod Diary: What sets this synod apart? Prayer.
What strikes me most about the synod, now in its third day, is the climate of prayer that envelops it, Gerry O’Connell writes.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
With a new cardinal, Jerusalem (finally) finds its place at the heart of the Catholic Church
In his first Mass as cardinal, he acknowledged the flood of congratulations he had received from all quarters and all sects of his diocese. “Cardinals in our time are no longer the princes of the church,” Cardinal Pizzaballa said, “but its servants and those of the people of God.”
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Everything you need to know about the Synod on Synodality
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley bring listener questions about the synod to America’s veteran Vatican correspondent, Gerard O’Connell.