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Pope Francis reflects on ‘penitential pilgrimage’ to Canada
In his first general audience following a month long summer break, Pope Francis has
reflected on his recent visit to Canada, which he said was “unlike the other journeys” he has made.
Indigenous and Catholic: One can proudly be both, Pope says
“If we want to be reconciled with one another and with ourselves, to be reconciled with the past, our eyes must be lifted to the crucified Jesus,” Pope Francis said.
Elderly called to be ‘teachers of tenderness,’ says Pope Francis
Speaking ahead of World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, to be celebrated Sunday 24 July, the Holy Father said elderly men and women often have “a special sensitivity for care, for reflection and affection” that is sorely needed in today’s war-torn world
Vatican investments must follow Catholic social teaching, new policy says
In a statement issued this week, the Vatican has issued new rules that will ensure that Vatican owned investments will contribute “to a more just and sustainable world” and protect “the real value of the Holy See’s net worth and generate a sufficient return to sustainably contribute to the financing of its activities”.
Pope Francis ‘pointing the People of God forward’
Vatican correspondent Christopher Lamb delivered a public lecture entitled The Outsider Pope: Where is Francis leading our Church, hosted by the Diocese of Parramatta on Tuesday 5 July.
Young people called to look beyond ‘shortsighted’ ideologies
In a message to participants at a European youth conference, Pope Francis encouraged young people to not “be drawn into shortsighted ideologies that want to show others, those who are different from ourselves, as enemies.”
INTERNATIONAL – Women’s voices: Pope Francis says he’ll add women to Dicastery for Bishops
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News
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Pope Francis greets Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian member of the US-based Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, at the Vatican on 3 December 2015. The Holy Father named Sister Petrini to be Secretary-General of the office governing the Vatican City State. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media.
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Catholics need better understanding of the Mass, says Pope Francis
The majority of a new letter from Pope Francis focuses on helping Catholics learn to recognise and be astounded by the great gift of the Mass and the Eucharist and how it is not simply a weekly “staging” or “representation” of the Last Supper but truly allows people of all times and all places to encounter the crucified and risen Lord and to eat his body and drink his blood.
Preach the Gospel, obey the Church, Pope Francis tells Neocatechumenal Way
Members of the Neocatechumenal Way met with Pope Francis as they prepared to send priests and families out “on mission”. He reminded them to preach the Gospel and obey the Church.
Families and forgiveness: Australian family shares their tragic story
In February 2020, Leila and Danny Abdallah lost their children Antony, 13, Angelina, 12, and Sienna, 8, and their niece, Veronique Sakr, 11, when a driver who was drunk and on drugs drove up on the sidewalk.
Since then, what has dominated the Abdallahs’ life is their focus on the power of forgiveness.
