Pope asks families to take a small step toward greater holiness

The Catholic Church professes marriage and family life to be a path to holiness-a daunting concept-but one that can start with a tiny step, Pope Francis said. “Start from where you are, and, from there, try to journey together: together as couples, together in your families, together with other families, together with the church,” the... Read More

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June 22, 2022

Strength can be found in frailty of old age, pope says

Elderly Christians are called to bear witness to the strength that comes from God, especially when moments of frailty and weakness make them dependent on others, Pope Francis said. “Our dependency grows with sickness, with old age, and we are no longer self-sufficient as before. Our dependence on others grows and even our faith matures;... Read More

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June 21, 2022

Pope Francis: To evangelise is to live the Gospel, then share it

One cannot share the Gospel without living it first, Pope Francis said in separate meetings with members of the general chapters of the Pauline Fathers and Comboni Missionaries. “The first thing a communicator communicates is himself, perhaps without meaning to, but it is himself,” the pope told the Paulines, a religious order with a focus... Read More

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June 17, 2022

English cardinal-designate calls liturgical tensions a ‘tragedy’

Cardinal-designate Arthur Roche, prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, described as a “tragedy” the tensions within the Latin rite of the Catholic Church over the way the Mass is celebrated. In a wide-ranging interview broadcast on 16th June by Vatican News, the cardinal-designate said the tensions are “partly” due to having had two... Read More

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June 15, 2022

Vatican releases suggestions for lengthier, revamped marriage preparation

Saying “superficial” marriage preparation programmes leave many couples at risk of having invalid marriages, or unprepared to cope with the struggles that arise in every marriage, Pope Francis endorsed suggestions for a yearlong “marriage catechumenate” drafted by the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life. “With too superficial a preparation, couples run the real risk... Read More

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June 13, 2022

Surrogacy, pornography both threaten human dignity, pope says

Pornography is a danger to public health, and it threatens the dignity of all men and women, Pope Francis said. “The dignity of men and women is also threatened by the inhumane and increasingly widespread practice of ‘wombs for rent,’ in which women, almost always poor, are exploited, and children are treated as commodities,” he... Read More

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June 9, 2022

Pope praises wrinkles, criticises obsession with looking ‘forever young’

Why are the elderly unappreciated and seen as useless when they carry so much wisdom about life and can open the door to God’s tenderness, Pope Francis asked. Criticising the obsession of trying to stay forever young in appearance, he said people must not hide or try to get rid of their wrinkles. “Wrinkles are... Read More

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June 7, 2022

Pope says he’s still considering possible trip to Ukraine

Sitting in a wheelchair in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis allowed himself to be grilled by a group of youngsters, including one who asked when he would go to Ukraine “to save all the children who are suffering there.” “I want to go to Ukraine, but I must wait for the moment,... Read More

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June 1, 2022

Educators must learn from, not relive, the past, pope says

Education must serve as a bridge between past and future generations so that humanity may progress rather than move backward, Pope Francis said. Meeting with participants in an international conference on the Global Educational Compact, the pope said that while education is rooted in the past, it “extends to a long-term vision where the old... Read More

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May 31, 2022

Pope encourages Cursillo members to build unity and share Gospel

Members of the Cursillo movement are called to share their experience of faith and God’s love by building up the unity of the Catholic Church and showing others the joy of faith, Pope Francis said. Meeting on 28th May with some 2,400 Italian members of the movement, gathered for a “National Ultreya” as they call... Read More

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Pope asks families to take a small step toward greater holiness

Strength can be found in frailty of old age, pope says

Pope Francis: To evangelise is to live the Gospel, then share it

English cardinal-designate calls liturgical tensions a ‘tragedy’

Vatican releases suggestions for lengthier, revamped marriage preparation

Surrogacy, pornography both threaten human dignity, pope says

Pope praises wrinkles, criticises obsession with looking ‘forever young’

Pope says he’s still considering possible trip to Ukraine

Educators must learn from, not relive, the past, pope says

Pope encourages Cursillo members to build unity and share Gospel

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