Tag: Pope Francis
“Be merciful” — Pope Francis gives seafarer chaplains special powers of...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis gave priests who minister to seafarers special permission to grant absolution for sins that usually would require the intervention...
U.S. bishops join Pope Francis reacting to photos of drowned migrant...
WASHINGTON -- U.S. bishops joined Pope Francis in expressing sadness after seeing photos of the lifeless bodies of a migrant father and his daughter...
Christian community a place of welcome, solidarity, selflessness Pope Francis says
VATICAN CITY -- To be part of a Christian community is to belong to a group of believers who shun selfishness and give witness...
Pope Francis announces themes for upcoming World Youth Day celebrations
VATICAN CITY -- Announcing the themes for the next three World Youth Day celebrations, Pope Francis called on young men and women to meditate...
Bishops of Australia began their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican;...
VATICAN CITY -- The president of the Australian bishops' conference told his fellow bishops that it is "a time of humiliation" for Catholic Church...
Pope Francis: Theology begins with sincere dialogue, not ‘conquering spirit’
VATICAN CITY -- Theology develops through dialogue, not an aggressive defense of doctrine that seeks to impose its beliefs on others, Pope Francis said.
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Muslims and Catholics: ‘We believe in the same God’
In the woods of southern Indiana at a Catholic youth summer camp, teenagers prepared themselves to pray after a day of canoeing and rope...
The ‘journey of friendship’ between Catholics and Jews
On June 13, 1960, French historian Jules Isaac arrived at the Vatican for a private audience with St. John XXIII. The octogenarian Jewish professor...
Holy Spirit conducts symphony of communion, Pope Francis says at audience
VATICAN CITY -- Like an orchestra conductor leading a symphony of different sounds and harmonies, the Holy Spirit creates a masterpiece of unity and...
Pope Francis brings hope to 2016 Camerino, Italy earthquake survivors
CAMERINO, Italy -- Wearing a firefighter's helmet painted white and gold for the occasion, Pope Francis entered the earthquake-damaged cathedral in Camerino and prayed...