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War, Vatican II, decision making: Pope shares insights with Jesuit editors
Meeting in May with the editors of 10 Jesuit magazines, Pope Francis responded to six questions about his concerns for the Catholic Church and the world.
Pope asks Mary, Queen of Peace, to end war in Ukraine and everywhere
After setting white flowers at a statue of Mary, Queen of Peace, Pope Francis prayed the Rosary and asked Mary to intercede to bring peace to Ukraine and every place in the world torn by violent conflict.
Poverty driving children into forced labor must be tackled, Pope says
Pope Francis wrote that he hoped for greater commitment in working to find effective ways of protecting children’s dignity and rights through social protection systems and access to education.
Pope to grandparents, elderly: We must lead revolution of tenderness
Pope Francis said the elderly should become “artisans of the revolution of tenderness”
through their gifts, wisdom, relationships and power of prayer, to set the world free from loneliness and the demon of war.
Pope to Sri Lankan leaders: People need truth about 2019 Easter bombings
Three years after multiple bombings killed more than 260 people on Easter and lingering questions remain about those behind the attacks, Pope Francis appealed to Sri Lankan authorities to shed light on what happened.
INTERNATIONAL – Be voice of God to all, Pope Francis tells missionaries of mercy
“Let us never forget that God does not act in the daily lives of people through shocking acts, but in a silent, discreet, simple way, so as to manifest himself through people who become a sacrament of his presence. And you are a sacrament of God’s presence,” – Pope Francis
Victory is not raising a flag on pile of rubble, Pope Francis says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
Pope Francis greets the crowd after celebrating Palm Sunday Mass in St Peter's Square at the Vatican 10 April 2022. Photo: CNS/Paul Haring.
Jesus obeyed the most challenging of commandments: to love
one's enemies; and he invites humanity to do the same by breaking a vicious
cycle of evil, sorrow and hatred with love and forgiveness, Pope Francis said
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Jesus is the face of the father’s mercy, says Archbishop Costelloe
Speaking to parishioners at the Ellenbrook Parish St Helena’s Church, Archbishop Costelloe reflected on the parable of the prodigal son from Luke’s gospel.
Mercy, love dispel hypocritical religiosity, Pope Francis says in Malta
Those who believe they are upholding the faith by pointing their finger at others may have a certain ‘religiosity,’ but they have not embraced the spirit of the Gospel, Pope Francis has said, during a visit to the island of Malta last week.
Dioceses preparing reports for Synod of Bishops process
The content that has been gathered over the past five months will be augmented by other processes that have considered the role of synodality in the life of the Church.
