Tag: Francis
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Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 6, 2024 / 07:41 am Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he will create 21 new cardinals, including the archbishops of Tehran, Tokyo, and Toronto, at a consistory on Dec. 8 The 87-year-old pope made the announcement from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square after reciting the Angelus prayer…
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In Belgium, Pope Francis gives strong warning over scandal of abuse, cover-up
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 29, 2024 / 08:15 am Pope Francis during a Mass in Belgium’s national stadium in Brussels on Sunday gave a strong warning to Catholics about the sin of causing scandal. He also urged the Belgian bishops to bring the evil of abuse to light and not to cover up…
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In Belgium, Pope Francis says ‘Church should be ashamed’ of clerical abuse
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Sep 27, 2024 / 09:11 am In Belgium’s Laeken Castle, Pope Francis confronted the Catholic Church’s long-standing clerical abuse crisis in the country, declaring unequivocally that “the Church should be ashamed” and must seek forgiveness for its failures. Speaking before approximately 300 dignitaries, including King Philippe and Belgian Prime Minister…
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Pope Francis says the Catholic Church is ‘more alive’ outside of Europe
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Sep 18, 2024 / 08:54 am Pope Francis on Wednesday said the Catholic Church is “more alive” outside of Europe as he reflected back on his recent apostolic journey to Southeast Asia. “A first reflection that comes spontaneously after this trip is that in thinking about the Church we are…
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Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez chosen by Pope Francis to participate in Synod on Synodality
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Madrid, Spain, Sep 17, 2024 / 06:00 am Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez is slated to be among the participants in the second and last session of the Synod of Synodality, set to take place at the Vatican next month from Oct. 2–27. The name of the bishop of Matagalpa, who was…
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Pope Francis to find a lively and simple faith in Papua New Guinea
By Andrés Henríquez Caracas, Venezuela, Aug 23, 2024 / 06:30 am The first Catholic missionaries arrived in Papua New Guinea just 70 years ago. In a place where the faith is so recent, Father Martin Prado, amissionary of the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE) who does pastoral work in the country, highlighted the conversions…
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Pope Francis: True faith opens the mind and the heart
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Aug 11, 2024 / 08:45 am Pope Francis urged people to truly listen to God’s voice rather than looking to the Lord for a confirmation of their own ideas in his Angelus address on Sunday. “Brothers and sisters, when faith and prayer are true, they open the mind and the…
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Pope Francis says reading literature can enrich the Christian life, aid in priestly formation
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Aug 4, 2024 / 16:40 pm In a new letter released Sunday, Pope Francis touts the benefits of reading literature for priests and all those seeking to enrich their lives as Christian believers. Though he said his letter was originally intended for men receiving priestly formation, he said all Christians…
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Pope Francis makes surprise visit to amusement park
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 31, 2024 / 16:32 pm Pope Francis left the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon for Ostia, a seaside town not far from Rome, to greet Sister Geneviève Jeanningros and the employees of the Summer Park Festival at Luna Park. According to the Holy See Press Office, the pontiff visited…