Tag: Catholic Church

“A ‘selective’ church, one of ‘pure blood,’ is not Holy Mother Church, but rather a sect.”

“It will be a Church that is more spiritual, poorer, and less political: a Church of the little ones.”

The constitution underlines that “any member of the faithful” can lead one of newly constituted Vatican dicasteries or other bodies

"The Church is not that little group that is close to the priest and commands everyone, no. The Church is everyone, everyone."

It is widely believed that Pope Francis will continue to introduce reforms on a personal basis once all the changes have already been made

Pope Francis said he wanted to encourage “a more rapid effectiveness of the pastoral action of government on the part of the local authority”

“Please, let us not remain barricaded in the sacristy and cultivate small closed groups where we can snuggle up and be comfortable.”

Critical engagement with the world means detecting where God is working in our workplaces and being critical with the ambivalent forces in it

It is good to revisit the background of controversies surrounding the Second Vatican Council and its implications to the Church

In an audience with the religious order founded by Saint Cajetan, the pope underlined that “reform must begin with oneself”