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Pope Francis spends first anniversary in prayer
Today marks the first anniversary of Pope Francis’s election as pontiff and he is spending the day on retreat to mark Lent. According to the Catholic News Service, a Vatican spokesman has said that the...
View ArticlePope pipped to Nobel Peace Prize by Malala and anti-slavery activist
Pope Francis has been pipped to the the Nobel Peace Prize by Malala Yousafzay and the Indian human rights activist Kailash Satyarthi. The pair were awarded the prize “for their struggle against the...
View ArticleChristians can’t ignore differences on life issues, says Pope
Christianity has something to say about human dignity, and “it would be a shame” if differing positions on the sanctity of all human life or on marriage were to increase the divisions among Christian...
View ArticleChildren need to see their mother and father in love, says Pope
Children need to see their parents kiss each other, compliment each other and resolve arguments peacefully, Pope Francis has said. “Dear parents, your children need to discover by watching you that it...
View ArticleLaity are disciples, not ‘second-class members’ of Church, says Pope
Laypeople are not second-class members at the service of the Church hierarchy, but are disciples of Christ called to “enliven every environment, every activity and every human relationship according to...
View ArticlePope: Prayers of the laity can make miracles happen
The prayers of the faithful, not the pope, bishops, priests or nuns, have the power to make miracles happen in the most impossible situations, Pope Francis has said. Saints, like St Monica, have proven...
View Article‘Be missionaries of the Gospel,’ Pope tells faithful at jubilee audience
The joy that comes from conveying God’s love and mercy is “the concrete sign that we have met Jesus,” the Pope said during his first jubilee audience on Saturday. An estimated 30,000 people gathered in...
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‘Let God enter your heart,’ Pope Francis tells faithful
God doesn’t want to condemn anyone; he wants to save every person in the entire world, Pope Francis said. “The problem is letting him enter one’s heart” to transform one’s life, the Pope said during...
View ArticleBlood of St Januarius liquefies once again in Naples Cathedral
The miracle of the liquefaction of the blood of St Januarius happened again at the Cathedral of Naples, Italy, on September 19, the saint’s feast day. St Januarius was a Bishop of Naples who is...
View Article‘Do not be dominated by material things,’ Pope tells faithful at start of Advent
Pope Francis has said Advent is an invitation to “sobriety, to not be dominated by the things of this world”. Pope Francis was speaking to the faithful in St Peter’s Square on Sunday as he marked the...
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