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Religious formation must also be human, ongoing, says Pope Francis
Pope Francis highlighted the need for religious men and women to be well-rounded, both spiritually and as people who are members of a community.
Faith, hope, love are antidote to pride, Pope Francis says at audience
The cardinal virtues were espoused and promoted by ancient philosophers well before the development of Christianity, the Holy Father said.
Pope Francis, Council of Cardinals continue discussion of women in the church
The Holy Father and the nine-member Council of Cardinals invited women, including an Anglican bishop, to make presentations at their meetings in December and in February as well.
SPECIAL REPORT: Vatican says abortion, surrogacy, war, poverty are attacks on human dignity
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s latest document on human dignity highlights Pope Francis’ decade-long insistence that every human being – independent of their circumstances, stage of development or state of sin – possesses infinite and inalienable dignity that must be respected and protected.
On Easter, Pope Francis asks Christ to ‘roll away’ the stones of war worldwide
Seated on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, the Holy Father asked the risen Christ to bring peace in Israel, Palestine and Ukraine and a host of other conflict-ridden regions in the world.
On Palm Sunday, Pope Francis prays people open hearts to God, quell all hatred
On a sunny and windy day, about 60,000 people attended the Mass on 24 March, which began with a solemn procession of hundreds of people carrying green palm branches followed by about 60 cardinals and bishops, carrying “palmurelli,” pale green palm branches that were woven and braided.
Family, community, are key to overcoming secularism, says Pope Francis
Developing faith in Christ “requires a meaningful experience lived in the family and in the Christian community as a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ in order to be transmitted,” Pope Francis wrote in his message to members of the dicastery during their plenary assembly.
Pope Francis, in new book, says he has not considered resigning
Pope Francis’ reflections on his life and his future are included in a new book, Life: My Story Through History, written with Italian journalist Fabio Marchese Ragona.
Pope Francis sets up groups to study most controversial issues raised at synod
That Pope Francis did not wait until the end of the Second Assembly to convoke the study groups, “shows that he has a heart that listens; he listened and is acting,” Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary-General of the Synod, told reporters on 14 March.
Pope Francis: Church must stop protecting abusers ‘who hide behind their position’
Titled “Vulnerability and Abuse: Toward a Wider View of Prevention,” the conference was designed to discuss “the handling of power and authority in the church” and to broaden conversations about abusive conduct beyond the crime of sexual abuse.
