Tag: Pope Francis
Pope Francis gives personal reflection on 52 years of priesthood
Pope Francis urged priests to be close to people, saying that "it is important nowadays to be closely involved in people’s real lives"
Pope Francis: ‘The world needs beauty more than ever’
“Beauty can touch in everyone what is universal - especially the thirst for God - crossing the limits of language and culture”
‘Let us ask ourselves if, in our hearts, we love the...
"The Church is not that little group that is close to the priest and commands everyone, no. The Church is everyone, everyone."
What’s behind Pope Francis’ changes to the Vatican’s doctrinal office?
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 seeks ‘healthy decentralization’ with new changes to canon law
Pope Francis said he wanted to encourage “a more rapid effectiveness of the pastoral action of government on the part of the local authority”
Pope Francis changes structure of Vatican doctrinal office
Pope Francis centralized the tasks of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith into a doctrinal section and a disciplinary section
Pope Francis tells faithful: Accept the ‘Paradox of the Beatitudes’
A disciple of Jesus will “accept the paradox of the Beatitudes,” meaning that “they declare that those who are poor ... are blessed”
Pope Francis calls for ‘great symphony of prayer’ ahead of 2025...
The pope explained that a Jubilee Year is “an event of great spiritual, ecclesial, and social significance in the life of the Church”
Pope Francis: Lack of basic health care access is a ‘social...
Pope Francis recalled a lesson of the COVID-19 pandemic, that illness is “a global and not a merely individual phenomenon”
Pope Francis: The dying need palliative care, not euthanasia or assisted...
Pope Francis said the ethical principle of palliative care is valid not only for Christians but for everyone