Tag: Pope Francis
Engaged couples, pray together
By Shemaiah Gonzalez, freelance writer. Her website is www.shemaiahgonzalez.com.
As engaged couples prepare themselves for marriage, they look for advice for a rich and loving...
Your engagement: Go for grace, not perfection
For Catholic couples, the engagement period is about much more than the myriad details of planning a wedding. Beyond the guest list, dress and...
An unusual piece of engagement advice
By Amber Lapp, a research fellow at the Institute for Family Studies
She sat in the passenger seat, pinning up her permed hair, fussing in...
Pope’s Lamborghini fetches nearly $1 million for charity
VATICAN CITY -- A custom-built 2018 Lamborghini Huracan coupe autographed by Pope Francis raised nearly $1 million at a Sotheby's auction May 12 in...
Be inspired by Mary, Christ’s first lay disciple, pope tells laypeople
VATICAN CITY — During a quick morning visit to Tuscany, Pope Francis praised two lay communities there that are dedicated to living out the...
The devil is a big loser, but he still manages to...
VATICAN CITY — The devil is “a loser,” but he still tricks people into giving him power, Pope Francis said.
The devil “seduces us; he...
Theologians call for regular consultation of laity in church decisions
VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church needs to seek the input, commitment and talents of all of its members if it is to be...
How the Catholic church can welcome young families
Many people have assumed that once millennials started to grow older and have kids, a large number would return to the church or become...
Vatican issues instruction on improving canon law studies
VATICAN CITY — The changes in canon law Pope Francis made to ensure that marriage annulment cases were handled more quickly, more pastorally and...
Pope Francis on God’s call to holiness – defend all human...
Rejoice and be glad, Jesus is calling you to be holy!
Ah, but you might say “Holiness is for saintly people like the pope. But...