Tag Archive for ‘Pope Francis’
August
Pope warns against seeking daily messages from Mary Pope Francis has warned against listening to the daily messages of seers as a way of renewing one’s Christian identity. Speaking during Mass at the Sancta Martha Guesthouse on June 9, the Pope’s words came only days after he said a ruling on the Medjugorje apparitions will […]
Monday 29 June
Sts Peter and Paul Acts 12:1-11, Ps 34, 2Timothy 4:6-8,17-18, Matthew 16:13-19 The successor of Peter today, Pope Francis, is telling us to go out like Paul into the world. However we can we should make Christ more known and loved. In everything we do we should know that Christ stands with us. In whoever […]
Pope’s Visit to South Korea
The Charismatic Pope By Fr Emmanuel Kermoal MEP Although only 10% of the population of South Korea is Catholic, the Koreans welcomed the Pope with great simplicity, enthusiasm and respect. In France. a strongly secular country*, it is not always easy to speak about religion in “the public square,” and the visit of a religious […]
On the Family
Catechesis on the family Vatican City, 8 April 2015 (VIS) – During today’s Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square, the Holy Father continued with his cycle of catechesis on the family, completing his reflection on children, “the most beautiful fruit of the blessing that the Creator has bestowed on man and woman.” This week […]
A Spiritual Tsunami
By Fr Philippe Blot From 13th to 18th August, 2014, Pope Francis went for the first time to Asia, on the occasion of the Asian Youth Days which were celebrated at Daejon, in South Korea. Those five days, very in-tensely organised, were distinguished by the beatification ceremony for 124 martyrs. The visit aroused a Catholic […]
Agriculture, Environment and Family
There is no humanity without cultivation of the land: Francis on the central role of agriculture Vatican City, 31 January 2015 (VIS) “There is no humanity without the cultivation of the land; there is no good life without the food it produces for the men and women of every continent. Agriculture thus demonstrates its central […]
Monday 23rd March
Daniel 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62,Ps. 23, John 8:1-11 We are what is closest to his heart We easily focus on our sin or that of others forgetting God’s mercy. Pope Francis says, “We hear many offers from the world around us; but let us take up God’s offer instead: his is a caress of love. For God, we […]
On Marriage and Television
Complementarity In Marriage Vatican City, 17 November 2014 (VIS) “Complementarity is a valuable word, with multiple meanings. It may refer to different situations in which one element completes another or compensates for a lack. However, complementarity is much more than this”, said the Pope this morning to the participants in the international interreligious colloquium on […]
Francis speaks to the Synod and on St Teresa of Avila
“Speak clearly, listen with humility, accept with an open heart” Vatican City, 6 October 2014 (VIS) – Vatican City, 6 October 2014 (VIS) – This morning, in the presence of the Holy Father, the First General Congregation of the Synod of Bishops on “Pastoral challenges to the family in the context of new evangelisation” took […]
Mercy is Essential
Vatican City, 10 September 2014 (VIS) A special aspect of the “maternity” of the Church is education through mercy, and this was the subject of the Holy Father’s catechesis during this Wednesday’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square. Like a good mother and educator, the Church focuses on the essential, and the essential, according to […]
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