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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians should pray for the grace to look at others with the same mercy and care with which Jesus looks at them, Pope Francis said. “No one is perfect. We are all sinners, we all make mistakes, and if the Lord were to use his knowledge of our weaknesses to condemn…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Encouraging negotiations to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, Pope Francis called for the warring sides to have the “courage of the white flag,” a term usually associated with surrender. Asked in an interview whether Ukraine should surrender and if doing so would legitimize the actions of the stronger power, the pope…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A Christian’s awareness of being sinful should be directly proportional to their “perception of the infinite love of God,” Pope Francis said. “The more we sense God’s tenderness, the more we desire to be in full communion with him and the more evident the ugliness of evil in our lives becomes,”…
ROME (CNS) — Catholics should not be afraid to bear their sins before God whose mercy is a model for the church’s ministers, Pope Francis said. “Put this in your mind and heart: God never tires of forgiving,” the pope said during a Lenten penance service March 8. He then asked the approximately 600 people…
WASHINGTON – Each person’s life is a unique gift and has immeasurable value from the moment of conception, said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, and it is for that precise reason that the Catholic Church cannot condone procedures such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) that result in a loss of life at a massive…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — International Women’s Day has long been an occasion for women and men connected to the Vatican to gather to discuss the role of women in the church and society. But with the full participation of women at the synod on synodality and the assembly’s reflection on the dignity and responsibility of…