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Pope Francis: The Church is not an entrepreneur but a mother

19 December 2014

Pope Francis said on Friday that there is much sterility within the Church and the people of God, a sterility that comes from power and egoism. The Church, he stressed, is a mother and not an entrepreneur. His remarks came during his homily at morning Mass celebrated at the Santa Marta residence. The Pope’s reflections […]

Pope Francis: the mother Church embraces persecuted Iraqis

5 September 2014

At the General Audience Wednesday, Pope Francis told Arabic speaking pilgrims and “particularly those from Iraq,” that “like all mothers,” the Church accompanies her needy children. She “raises up the fallen child, heals his wounds, seeks the lost… and defends those who are defenseless and persecuted.” The Pope assured “especially these last of you, the […]

Pope at Audience: Your First Name Is “I Am a Christian,” Last Name “I Belong to the Church”

26 June 2014

Pope Francis has said that no Christian should feel isolated because all faithful belong to the family of the Church, which sustains and supports its members. Continuing his series of catecheses on the theme of the Church, the Pope exclaimed to the thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square this morning that: “We are not isolated” […]

The Third Way: Homosexuality and the Catholic Church

20 June 2014

Pope Francis: Church a Mother not a NGO

18 June 2014

Pope Francis opened the Ecclesial Convention of the Diocese of Rome on Monday night, emphasizing the Church’s role of Mother in a society where more and more children are leading the life of an orphan. Pope Francis began his remarks by stating that over the past year, he has made numerous parish visits in the […]

Pope: the Church is not a rental house, but a home

5 June 2014

Pope Francis focused his daily homily on Jesus’ prayer for the unity of his disciples, cautioning that there are many in the Church who call themselves Catholic, but are only half committed. There are some groups that “rent the Church, but do not claim it as their home,” the Pope observed during his June 5 […]

An exception to the Status Quo: the ecumenical celebration in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

23 May 2014

One of the highlights of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Voyage to the Holy Land will be his meeting with Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, a meeting that will be followed by a joint ecumenical celebration at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The ceremony will include representatives of the five Christian communities who maintain an historic […]

Justice and Mercy in Church Marriage Law

23 May 2014

In the run up to the October Synod of Bishops on marriage and the family, experts in Church marriage law came together in Rome this week to discuss the theme ‘Pastoral Marriage: Justice and Mercy, Antidotes Against ‘Laxism’ and ‘Rigorism’”. The study day at the University of the Holy Cross on May 22 aimed […]

The Church Can Help Build a Better Europe

16 May 2014

The campaign for the European elections opens on May 12. The elections will take place from May 22 to 25 in the 28 member states of the European Union (May 25 in France). More than 500 million Europeans will choose their 751 representatives (74 for France) in the European Parliament for the next five years. […]

Adoration and prayers in all churches for the kidnapped girls

14 May 2014

The Church of Nigeria is following with special attention and participation the case of the nearly 300 girls kidnapped by a terrorist group in Nigeria. “In the last two Sundays, at the end of every Mass, we prayed so that the girls can embrace their families soon”, says Fr. Patrick Tor Alumuku, Director of Communications […]

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