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ROME (CNS) — Pope Francis encouraged priests to seek out those who are “invisible” in society and he warned against “ideologies” in the church. According to Italian news reports, one of the ideologies he specified was a gay culture, referring to it, however, by using the same derogatory slang term in Italian that he reportedly…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians should read Scripture often, every day if possible, and look to the Spirit if reading the Gospel ever feels dry, Pope Francis said. Even when one has repeatedly read a Scripture passage “without particular emotion,” at the right time and in an atmosphere of faith and prayer ,”that text suddenly…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Sitting in the Vatican Gardens with the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica as a backdrop, Pope Francis told cardinals and diplomats, including the ambassadors of Israel and Palestine, “Every day I pray that this war will finally end.” With a representative of Rome’s Jewish community and a representative of the city’s…
ROME (CNS) — Rome is unique and has a vocation as a universal city, Pope Francis said. Rome has “a universal spirit” that aims to be at the service of charity, hospitality and welcome, he told the city’s mayor and government officials in Rome’s City Hall. Pope Francis delivers his speech in the Julius Caesar…
ROME (CNS) — Pope Francis led his “School of Prayer” outside on a concrete driveway leading to a series of parking garages under a 30-family condominium on the outskirts of Rome. “The church begins to take shape in the community, seeking together, listening to the word of God, speaking well of each other,” he told…
WASHINGTON – The annual observance of Religious Freedom Week takes place June 22–29. It begins with the feast day of Ss. Thomas More and John Fisher, includes the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and ends with the feast of Ss. Peter and Paul. The theme this year is “Called to the Fullness of Dignity.”…