Tag: Francis
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Pope Francis includes Archbishop Domenico Battaglia of Naples, Italy, among new cardinals for consistory
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Nov 5, 2024 / 07:00 am Pope Francis has added the Italian archbishop of Naples, Domenico Battaglia, to the list of new cardinals he will create at a consistory at the Vatican on Dec. 7. The Vatican said Monday afternoon that Francis had added the Naples archbishop to the list…
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Jesuit priest gifts Pope Francis a special wheelchair from Cambodia
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, Oct 25, 2024 / 06:00 am Jesuit priest and apostolic prefect of Battambang in Cambodia Father Enrique “Kike” Figaredo this week presented Pope Francis with a wheelchair made by land mine survivors in Cambodia. The Spanish missionary traveled to Rome from the Southeast Asian country with a special gift for…
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Pope Francis: ‘True wealth is being loved by God’
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Oct 13, 2024 / 11:12 am Happiness is not found in material things but in God himself, who shows us the joy found in making our lives a gift for others, Pope Francis said in his Sunday Angelus address. “Let us remember this: True wealth is not the goods of…
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Pope Francis: We must acknowledge our sins, ask forgiveness to become missionary Church
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Oct 1, 2024 / 18:30 pm On the eve of the second session of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the Catholic Church must first acknowledge its sins and ask for forgiveness before it can be credible in carrying out the mission Jesus Christ entrusted to…
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Pope Francis responds to critics of his comments on women in Belgium
By CNA Staff Aboard the papal plane, Sep 29, 2024 / 12:00 pm Aboard the papal plane to Rome on Sunday, Pope Francis responded to criticism of remarks he made about women during a Sept. 28 visit to a Catholic university in Louvain, Belgium, saying it is an “obtuse mind” that intentionally misunderstands his position.…
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Pope Francis at Angelus: ‘True power is taking care of the weakest’
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Sep 22, 2024 / 09:25 am On Sunday, Pope Francis recalled Jesus’ teaching that true power is found by taking care of others, not by exploiting them or using them. “With a word as simple as it is decisive, Jesus renews our way of living. He teaches us that true…
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La Verna in Tuscany marks 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ stigmata
By Alexey Gotovskiy Rome Newsroom, Sep 18, 2024 / 17:30 pm On Sept. 17, overlooking Tuscany’s Casentino Valley in Italy, Father Massimo Fusarelli, Minister General of the Franciscan Friars Minor and the 121st successor of St. Francis of Assisi, blessed the world with relics of the blood from the stigmata of St. Francis. The moment…
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Pope Francis at Angelus urges release of Hamas hostages, end of conflict in Israel and Palestine
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 15, 2024 / 09:36 am During his Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis appealed for the release of the remaining Hamas hostages as he remembered 23-year-old American Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five others whose bodies were recovered by Israeli military in Gaza last month. “I am praying for the victims and continue…
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Pope Francis to 2024 International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador: The Eucharist teaches us fraternity
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 8, 2024 / 12:05 pm The gift of the Eucharist helps us to become the body of Christ for others, Pope Francis said in a video message sent to the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, on Sunday. The Eucharist teaches us how to have, the pope said…
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Pope Francis: Indonesia’s high birth rate is an example for other countries
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Sep 4, 2024 / 15:16 pm Pope Francis praised the high birth rate of Indonesia during his first official meeting with the country’s leaders on Wednesday, calling public attention to global demographics and sustainable growth policies in the Asian region. Addressing Indonesian President Joko Widodo and civil leaders at the…